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Inventing the Classics: Modernity, National Identity, and Japanese Literature

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Inventing the Classics: Modernity, National Identity, and Japanese Literature - Shirane, Haruo (Editor), and Suzuki, Tomi (Editor)
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Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" ( The Tale of Genji , The Tale of the Heike , Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence.

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Inventing the Classics: Modernity, National Identity, and Japanese Literature 2002, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA

ISBN-13: 9780804741057

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Inventing the Classics: Modernity, National Identity, and Japanese Literature 2002, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA

ISBN-13: 9780804739900

Hardcover