Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, Abridged Edition

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Traditional Japanese literature, abridged edition : an anthology, beginnings to 1600 / edited by Haruo Shirane.—Abridged ed. p. cm.—(Translations from the Asian classics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-231-15730-8 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN 978-0-231-15731-5 (pbk. : acid-free paper) ISBN 978-0-231-50453-9 (ebook)

1. Japanese literature—To 1600—Translations into English. I. Shirane, Haruo, 1951–PL782.E1T733 2012 895.6’08—dc23

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COVER IMAGE: Attributed to Tosa Mitsuyoshi (1539-1613), detail from Genji monogatari: Kochō (Butterflies), Momoyama period (1573–1615). Six-panel folding screen: ink, color, and gold on gilded paper. (By permission of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation)