Hitomaro and the Birth of Japanese Lyricism (Princeton Legacy Library, 734) - Hardcover

Levy, Ian Hideo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691065810 ISBN 13: 9780691065816

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1984

Synopsis

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.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0691065810
• ISBN 13: 9780691065816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192