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Literary Creations on the Road: Women's Travel Diaries in Early Modern Japan

Literary Creations on the Road: Women's Travel Diaries in Early Modern Japan - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Keiko Shiba, Motoko EzakiAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2012-10-23Pages:156
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9780761856689ISBN-10:761856684UPC:9780761856689Book Category:History, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Asia, Asian, Women AuthorsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SC281TQKXP

In this book, originally published in Japanese, Shiba intersperses her narration with excerpts from the actual travel diaries and sheds new light on women's literary activities in early modern Japan, which are noticeably understudied compared to other genres of Japanese literary history. The translation includes notes for general English readers.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9780761856689ISBN-10:761856684UPC:9780761856689Book Category:History, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Asia, Asian, Women AuthorsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.55Product ID:SC281TQKXP
Keiko Shiba is an historian and author specializing in women's literary activities during Japan's early modern period. She is particularly renowned in the area of women's travel diaries.
Motoko Ezaki is assistant professor at Occidental College where she teaches Japanese language and literature. Her areas of interest include semantics, pragmatics, and literature of early modern to contemporary Japan.

Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys

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