198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
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The period of Japanese history before the advent of industrialisation and modernism is of tremendous interest. The essays in this collection show a fascination with the social context behind the development of aesthetics, drama, language, art and philosophy, whether it be the world of the pleasure quarters or the Shogun's court.
Part 1 Pleasure Quarters and Theatre; Chapter 1 The pleasure quarters and Tokugawa culture, Teruoka Yasutaka; Chapter 2 Flowers of Edo, C. Andrew Gerstle; Chapter 3 Edo J?ruri, Torigoe Bunz?; Part 2 Edo Language; Chapter 4 The development of Edo language, H. B. D. Clarke; Chapter 5 Edo and Tokyo dialects, Hiroko C. Quackenbush; Part 3 High Culture; Chapter 6 Group portrait with artist, Mark Morris; Chapter 7 The Tale of Genjiin the eighteenth century, Thomas J. Harper; Chapter 8 The role of traditional aesthetics, Nakano Mitsutoshi; Chapter 9 Matsudaira Sadanobu and Samurai education, Robert L. Backus;
Biography
C. Andrew Gerstle
