02928nam a22004578i 4500 on1356966135 EBZ 20251029164107.0 m d cr ||||||||||| 221206s2023 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2022058582 EBZ eng EBZ 0190933917 9780190933913 (electronic bk.) 9780199765256 (paperback) pcc PL717 MAIN Tansman, Alan, 1960- author. 64997 Japanese literature : a very short introduction / Alan Tansman. 2303 New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier textual sapdv EBSCOhost Includes bibliographical references and index. "With a history stretching back nearly 1,500 years, Japan literature encompasses a vast range of forms and genres. Since the eighth century, poetry and the non-philosophical lyric voice have occupied a central position in Japanese literary expression. The art of narrative blossomed in the eleventh century with one of the world's great literary masterpieces, Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji and later in the work of the great modern novelists Natsume Sôseki, Tanizaki Jun'ichirô, Kawabata Yasunari, Kôbo Abe, and Ôe Kenzaburô. Beginning with Murasaki and through the present day, Japanese women have occupied a central place in the tradition: Higuchi Ichiyô, Kôda Aya, Takahashi Takako, among others. Japanese literature birthed other genres no less important than poetry and narrative, among them the literary diary, the free-flowing essay, drama, the picture book, and the literary treatise"-- Provided by publisher. EBSCOhost "EBSCO evaluates our products based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the related Section 508 and EN 301 549 regulations in the US and EU. Most EBSCO products are substantially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA." Source: https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/EBSCO-VPATs?language=en_US. Last accessed April 22, 2025. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Japanese literature History and criticism. 64998 Literary criticism. lcgft 64999 Print version: Tansman, Alan, 1960- Japanese literature New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023] 9780199765256 (DLC) 2022058581 EBSCOhost https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3590676 EBSCOhost EBSC 3590676 92 N$T 56104 56104