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Medieval Japanese writers / editor, Steven D. Carter.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Dictionary of literary biography Medieval Japanese writers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Japanese literature--Bio-bibliography--1185-1600--Dictionaries.
- Japanese literature.
- Authors, Japanese--Biography--1185-1600--Dictionaries.
- Authors, Japanese.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 378 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Gale Research, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Essays on some of the most prominent writers of Japan's medieval period, covering the twelfth through sixteenth centuries. Includes discussion of various genres, including: short prose works called companion tales; theatrical forms; fictional tales of all varieties and poetry. During this period literacy expanded to include military clans, and cultural centers appeared complete with libraries and meeting halls, as literacy expanded to other classes.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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