Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century

The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety and unusual beauty, from earliest times to the mid-nineteenth century, is conveniently presented here in this anthology for Western readers. It is a work designed to be read for pleasure, and the translations have been chosen not only fortheir accuracy but for their readability and immediate impact as English prose and poetry. Every genre and style, from the somber beauty of the celebrated…