248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
This first full length critical biography of one of the most significant figures in Japanese Studies in the last hundred years is based on an earlier work published in Japanese (Iwanami Shoten, 1990). Ota sees Chamberlain as a giant of his period, both academically and intellectually. His achievements include the first publication of a translation of the Kojiki, his pioneering work as the... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I: A Life of Basil Hall Chamberlain, PART II: Lafcadio Hearn and Basil Hall Chamberlain The Hearn-Chamberlain Controversy A New Analysis, Chronology of the Life of Basil Hall Chamberlain, Archival Materials Cited, Notes, Index
Biography
Yuzo Ota
'It is well researched and the material has been put together coherently and clearly. This book is one in which the student of Meiji Japan will find much of interest. It should also be read by all Hearnites.' - Hugh Cortazzi, Asian Affairs
