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The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time in this anthology. Every genre and style, from the celebrated No plays to the poetry and novels of the seventeenth century, find a place in this book. An introduction by Donald Keene places the selections in their proper historical context, allowing the readers to enjoy the book both as literature and as a guide to the cultural history of Japan. Selections include â€œManâ€™yoshuâ€ or â€œCollection of Ten Thousand Leavesâ€ from the ancient period; â€œKokinshuâ€ or â€œCollection of Ancient and Modern Poetry,â€ â€œThe Tosa Diaryâ€ of Ki No Tsurayuki, â€œYugaoâ€ from â€œTales of Genjiâ€ of Murasaki Shikibu, and â€œThe Pillow Bookâ€ of Sei Shonagon from the Heian Period; â€œThe Tale of the Heikeâ€ from the Kamakura Period; Plan of the No Stage, â€œBirds of Sorrowâ€ of Seami Motokiyo, and â€œThree Poets at Minaseâ€ from the Muromachi Period; and Sections from Basho, including â€œThe Narrow Road of Oku,â€ â€œThe Love Suicides at Sonezakiâ€ by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and Waka and haiku of the Tokugawa Period.
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Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century