MARC details
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780231118606 |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PL782. |
| Item number |
COL 2005 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Rimer, J. Thomas |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Columbia anthology of modern Japanese literature / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
edited by J. Thomas Rimer |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York, N.Y. : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Columbia University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2005-2007] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 841pages : |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacontent |
| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Source |
rdamedia |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
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n |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
| 440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Modern Asian literature |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. [837]-863). |
| 505 1# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
v. 1. From restoration to occupation, 1868-1945 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
This comprehensive anthology collects works of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay-writing from a pivotal time in Japanese history. In addition to their literary achievements, the texts reflect the political, social, and intellectual changes that occurred in Japanese society during this period, including exposure to Western ideas and literature, the rise of nationalism, and the complex interaction of traditional and modern forces. The volume offers outstanding, often new translations of classic texts by such celebrated writers as Nagai Kafu, Shimazaki Toson, Natsume Soseki, Kawabata Yasunari, and Yosano Akiko. The editors have also unearthed works from lesser-known women writers, many of which have never been available in English. Organized chronologically and by genre within each period, the volume reveals the major influences in the development of modern Japanese literature: the Japanese classics themselves, the example of Chinese poetry, and the encounter with Western literature and culture. Modern Japanese writers reread the classics of Japanese literature, infused them with contemporary language, and refashioned them with an increased emphasis on psychological elements. They also reinterpreted older aesthetic concepts in light of twentieth-century mentalities. While modern ideas captured the imagination of some Japanese writers, the example of classical Chinese poetry remained important for others. Meiji writers continued to compose poetry in classical Chinese and adhere to a Confucian system of thought. Another factor in shaping modern Japanese literature was the example of foreign works, which offered new literary inspiration and opportunities for Japanese readers and writers."--Publisher's description |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Japanese literature |
| General subdivision |
Translations into English |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Japan |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Rimer, J. Thomas. |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gessel, Van C. |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Classification part |
782 |
| Item part |
COL |
| Call number prefix |
PL |
