Shuichi Kato

A fedőlapok szélei kicsit kopottak. Studies the development of Japanese literature from the folktales and poetry of the Age of the Manyoshu to the dramatic works of the Muromachi period ending in 1568, emphasizing its relation to social, cultural and intellectual developments.

A fedőlapok szélei kicsit kopottak. This volume covers the 17th through mid-19th centuries and the development of new genres including Haiku, Bunraku, Kabuki, the popular novel, and Senryu.

A fedőlapok szélei kicsit kopottak. This volume covers the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the present, evaluating works by Kawabata, Mishima, Oe, Tanizaki and Soseki, and the effects of westernization on Japanese literature.