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Contains selected readings that address an array of grammatical concerns in Japanese. This book features approximately 2,500 key words, highlighting those used most frequently. It is suitable for students, scholars, and translators of classical Japanese.

Table of Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsMajor Historical PeriodsRomanizationGrammatical Terms and AbbreviationsPart I. Base Texts 1. An Account of a Ten-foot-square Hut2. The Tale of the Bamboo CutterPart II. Heian Period 3. The Tales of Ise4. The Pillow Book5. The Tale of Genji6. Sarashina Diary7. Collection of Tales of Times Now PastPart III. Kamakura Period 8. Hundred Poets, Hundred Poems9. Collection of Tales from Uji10. The Tales of the Heike11. Essays in IdlenessPart IV. Edo/Tokugawa Period 12. Japan's Eternal Storehouse13. Narrow Road to the Deep North14. Tales of Moonlight and Rain15. The Tale of Genji, a Small Jeweled CombPart V. Meiji Period 16. Encouragement of LearningPart VI. Nara Period 17. Collection of Ten Thousand LeavesEssential Dictionary

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 27/03/2007
      ISBN13: 9780231139908, 978-0231139908
      ISBN10: 023113990X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Contains selected readings that address an array of grammatical concerns in Japanese. This book features approximately 2,500 key words, highlighting those used most frequently. It is suitable for students, scholars, and translators of classical Japanese.

      Table of Contents
      PrefaceAcknowledgmentsMajor Historical PeriodsRomanizationGrammatical Terms and AbbreviationsPart I. Base Texts 1. An Account of a Ten-foot-square Hut2. The Tale of the Bamboo CutterPart II. Heian Period 3. The Tales of Ise4. The Pillow Book5. The Tale of Genji6. Sarashina Diary7. Collection of Tales of Times Now PastPart III. Kamakura Period 8. Hundred Poets, Hundred Poems9. Collection of Tales from Uji10. The Tales of the Heike11. Essays in IdlenessPart IV. Edo/Tokugawa Period 12. Japan's Eternal Storehouse13. Narrow Road to the Deep North14. Tales of Moonlight and Rain15. The Tale of Genji, a Small Jeweled CombPart V. Meiji Period 16. Encouragement of LearningPart VI. Nara Period 17. Collection of Ten Thousand LeavesEssential Dictionary

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