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Book SynopsisBrings the imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose selections, this anthology features short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. It includes an introduction to each reading; and an index listing historical, social, and literary concepts.
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Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Meiji Women Writers, by Rebecca L. Copeland Meiji Women's Poetry, by Laurel Rasplica Rodd Selected Poems by Meiji Women Kishida Toshiko (1863-1901), by Rebecca L. Copeland and Aiko Okamoto MacPhail Daughters in Boxes Miyake Kaho (1868-1944), by Rebecca L. Copeland Warbler in the Grove Higuchi Ichiyo (1872-1896), by Kyoko Omori Higuchi Ichiyo's Journal Entries Tazawa Inabune (1874-1896), by Melek Ortabasi The Temple of Godai Kitada Usurai (1876-1900), by Melek Ortabasi Wretched Sights Hiding the Gray Shimizu Shikin (1868-1933), by Rebecca Jennison How Determined Are Today's Women Students? The Broken Ring School for Emigres Hasegawa Shigure (1879-1941), by Carole Cavanaugh Wavering Traces Nogami Yaeko (1885-1985), by Eleanor J. Hogan Persimmon Sweets Mizuno Senko (1888-1919), by Barbara Hartley For More Than Forty Days Tamura Toshiko (1884-1945), by Edward Fowler Lifeblood The Vow Further Reading Contributors Indexv
