Counting dreams : the life and writings of the loyalist nun Nomura Bōtō / Roger K. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Roger K., author.

Series:

Cornell East Asia series ; 209.

Cornell scholarship online.

Cornell East Asia series ; 209

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Nomura, Bōtō, 1806-1867--Criticism and interpretation.

Nomura, Bōtō.

Nomura, Bōtō, 1806-1867--Political and social views.

Buddhist nuns--Japan.

Buddhist nuns.

Waka--History and criticism.

Waka.

Japan--History--Restoration, 1853-1870.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University East Asia Program, 2022.

Language Note:

In English with some text translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

'Counting Dreams' tells the story of Nomura Boto, a Buddhist nun, writer, poet, and activist who joined the movement to oppose the Tokugawa Shogunate and restore imperial rule. Banished for her political activities, Boto was imprisoned on a remote island until her comrades rescued her in a dramatic jailbreak, spiriting her away under gunfire. Roger K. Thomas examines Boto's life, writing, and legacy, and provides annotated translations of two of her literary diaries, shedding light on life and society in Japan's tumultuous bakumatsu period and challenging preconceptions about women's roles in the era.

Contents:

From Girlhood to Widowhood

Loyalist

Imprisonment and Exile

In Chōshū

Poetry

Diaries

Legacy.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 2, 2022).

Contains:

Nomura, Bōtō, 1806-1867. Works. Selections. English.

ISBN:

9781501760013

1501760017

OCLC:

1240264139