Literary creations on the road : women's travel diaries in early modern Japan / Sheiba Keiko; translated with notes by Motoko Ezaki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keiko, Sheiba.

Contributor:

Ezaki, Motoko.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women authors, Japanese.

Women--Japan.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, originally published in Japanese, Shiba intersperses her narration with excerpts from the actual travel diaries and sheds new light on women's literary activities in early modern Japan, which are noticeably understudied compared to other genres of Japanese literary history. The translation includes notes for general English readers.

Contents:

Contents; Translator's Introduction; Notes on the Translation; Chapter One. The Reasons Women Traveled; Chapter Two. Aspects of Women's Travel; Chapter Three. Cultural and Philosophical Backgrounds; Chapter Four. After the Journey; References; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-71422-1

0-7618-5669-2

OCLC:

845246980