The Heart of Japan (Routledge Revivals): Glimpses of Life and Nature Far From the Travellers' Track in the Land of the Rising Sun

Brownell, Clarence Ludlow

ISBN 10: 0415742234 / ISBN 13: 9780415742238

Published by Routledge, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Heart of Japan (Routledge Revivals): Glimpses of Life and Nature Far From the Travellers' Track in the Land of the Rising Sun
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415742234
• ISBN 13: 9780415742238
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This collection of commentaries and reflections on Japanese culture, first published in 1904, was written shortly after the return of two English aristocrats from five years spent immersed in the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’. Their intention through these anecdotes – some humorous and charming, others tragic and thought-provoking – was to offer glimpses into the "real inner spirit of the native life," and to provide insights into the remarkable idiosyncrasies of Japanese society during a period of unprecedented change.

Touching on such diverse topics as sport, religion, music, censorship, drama and bathing, The Heart of Japan will be of particular interest to students of Japanese, as well as to those intrigued by cultural difference and exchange.