Hitomaro and the Birth of Japanese Lyricism /
Levy, Ian Hideo
Hitomaro and the Birth of Japanese Lyricism / Ian Hideo Levy. - Course Book - 1 online resource (186 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 734 .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Map of Yamato and Environs -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE / YAMATO TAKERU: THE MAGICAL METAPHOR -- TWO / ŌMI: THE LYRICAL VOICE -- THREE / HITOMARO: THE ICONIC IMAGE -- FOUR / HITOMARO: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL METAPHOR -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF POEMS -- GENERAL INDEX -- Backmatter
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Professor Levy explores the ritual origins of Japanese verse, the impact of Chinese and Korean literary influence on the seventh-century Court, and the rhetorical deification of the imperial family as the condition under which Hitomaro would begin his career as a Court poet.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691612737 9781400855834
10.1515/9781400855834 doi
LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General.
895.6/11
Hitomaro and the Birth of Japanese Lyricism / Ian Hideo Levy. - Course Book - 1 online resource (186 p.) - Princeton Legacy Library ; 734 .
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Map of Yamato and Environs -- INTRODUCTION -- ONE / YAMATO TAKERU: THE MAGICAL METAPHOR -- TWO / ŌMI: THE LYRICAL VOICE -- THREE / HITOMARO: THE ICONIC IMAGE -- FOUR / HITOMARO: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL METAPHOR -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF POEMS -- GENERAL INDEX -- Backmatter
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Professor Levy explores the ritual origins of Japanese verse, the impact of Chinese and Korean literary influence on the seventh-century Court, and the rhetorical deification of the imperial family as the condition under which Hitomaro would begin his career as a Court poet.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780691612737 9781400855834
10.1515/9781400855834 doi
LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General.
895.6/11