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Author:   Nancy G. Hume
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.553kg
ISBN:  

9780791424001

ISBN 10:   0791424006
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   01 July 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Historical Periods Notes on Language, Pronunciation, Names 1. Japanese Literature: Four Polarities J. Thomas Rimer 2. Japanese Aesthetics Donald Keene 3. The Vocabulary of Japanese Aesthetics, I, II, III Wm. Theodore De Bary, Ed. 4. Ways of Japanese Thinking Graham Parkes 5. Feminine Sensibility in the Heian Era Donald Keene 6. ""Approach to Haiku"" and ""Basic Principles"" Kenneth Yasuda 7. Basho on the Art of the Haiku: Impersonality in Poetry Makoto Ueda 8. Zeami and the Art of the No Drama: Imitation, Yugen , and Sublimity Makoto Ueda 9. The Social Environment of Tokugawa Kabuki Donald H. Shively 10. The Wabi Aesthetic through the Ages Haga Koshiro 11. Bushido: Mode or Ethic? Roger T. Ames 12. Culture in the Present Age H. Paul Varley Glossary Annotated Bibliography"

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I like the range and variety of essays, drawn from the best authorities in the field, covering all of the fundamental facets of Japanese aesthetics and culture. It is an invaluable sourcebook for students and teachers of Japanese studies. - John W. Conner, Leeward Community College, Honolulu

"""I like the range and variety of essays, drawn from the best authorities in the field, covering all of the fundamental facets of Japanese aesthetics and culture. It is an invaluable sourcebook for students and teachers of Japanese studies."" - John W. Conner, Leeward Community College, Honolulu"

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Nancy G. Hume is Associate Professor of English at Essex Community College, Baltimore, Maryland.

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