Inscribed Objects And The Development Of Literature In Early Japan
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Inscribed Objects and the Development of Literature in Early Japan
Author | : Joshua Frydman |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : Inscriptions, Japanese |
ISBN | : 9004461280 |
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Through looking at fragments of poetry on garbage and as graffiti, as well as at lesser-studied sources, like inscriptions on pottery, architecture, and especially wooden tablets known as mokkan, this book explores how both writing and literature spread through early Japan.
Inscribed Objects and the Development of Literature in Early Japan
Author | : Joshua Frydman |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2023-06-26 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9789004527782 |
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The introduction of writing enables new forms of literature, but these can be invisible in works that survive as manuscripts. Through looking at inscriptions of poetry on garbage and as graffiti, we can glimpse how literature spread along with writing. This study uses these lesser-studied sources, including inscriptions on pottery, architecture, and especially wooden tablets known as mokkan, to uncover how poetry, and literature more broadly, was used, shared and thrown away in early Japan. Through looking at these disposable and informal sources, we explore the development of early Japanese literature, and even propose parallels to similar developments in other societies across space and time.
The Japanese Myths
Author | : Joshua Frydman |
Publsiher | : Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2022-04-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780500777343 |
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This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medieval tales of vengeful ghosts, through to the modern-day reincarnation of ancient deities as the heroes of mecha anime. While many around the world love Japans cultural exports, few are familiar with Japans unique mythology - enriched by Shinto, Buddhism and regional folklore. Mythology remains a living, evolving part of Japanese society, and the ways in which the people of Japan understand their myths are very different today even from a century ago, let alone over a millennium into the past. Offering much more than any competing overview of Japanese mythology, The Japanese Myths not only retells the ancient stories but also considers their place within the patterns of Japanese religions, culture and history, helping readers to understand the deep links between past and present in Japan, and the ways these myths live and grow. Joshua Frydman takes the very earliest written myths in the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki as his starting point, and from there traces Japans mythology through to post-war State Shinto, the rise of the manga industry in the 1960s, J-horror and modern-day myths. Reinventions and retellings of myth are present across all genres of contemporary Japanese culture, from its auteur cinema to renowned video games such as Okami. This book is for anyone interested in Japan, as knowing its myths allows readers to understand and appreciate its culture in a new light.
Realms of Literacy
Author | : David B. Lurie |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 538 |
Release | : 2020-03-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781684175086 |
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"In the world history of writing, Japan presents an unusually detailed record of transition to literacy. Extant materials attest to the social, cultural, and political contexts and consequences of the advent of writing and reading, from the earliest appearance of imported artifacts with Chinese inscriptions in the first century BCE, through the production of texts within the Japanese archipelago in the fifth century, to the widespread literacies and the simultaneous rise of a full-fledged state in the late seventh and eighth centuries. David B. Lurie explores the complex processes of adaptation and invention that defined the early Japanese transition from orality to textuality. Drawing on archaeological and archival sources varying in content, style, and medium, this book highlights the diverse modes and uses of writing that coexisted in a variety of configurations among different social groups. It offers new perspectives on the pragmatic contexts and varied natures of multiple simultaneous literacies, the relations between languages and systems of inscription, and the aesthetic dimensions of writing. Lurie’s investigation into the textual practices of early Japan illuminates not only the cultural history of East Asia but also the broader comparative history of writing and literacy in the ancient world."
A History of Japanese Literature
Author | : William George Aston |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Japanese literature |
ISBN | : PSU:000062802215 |
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Japanese Language and Literature
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 590 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Japanese Philology |
ISBN | : UOM:39015068876666 |
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Japanese History Culture from Ancient to Modern Times
Author | : John W. Dower |
Publsiher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0719019141 |
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A History of Japanese Literature
Author | : Jin'ichi Konishi |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 461 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Japanese literature |
ISBN | : OCLC:141378609 |
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