18th Century Japan: Culture and Society

by C. Andrew Gerstle

Overview

The period of Japanese history before the advent of industrialisation and modernism is of tremendous interest. The essays in this collection show a fascination with the social context behind the development of aesthetics, drama, language, art and philosophy, whether it be the world of the pleasure quarters or the Shogun's court.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138159570
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/19/2017
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 Pleasure Quarters and Theatre; Chapter 1 The pleasure quarters and Tokugawa culture, Teruoka Yasutaka; Chapter 2 Flowers of Edo, C. Andrew Gerstle; Chapter 3 Edo Jōruri, Torigoe Bunzō; Part 2 Edo Language; Chapter 4 The development of Edo language, H. B. D. Clarke; Chapter 5 Edo and Tokyo dialects, Hiroko C. Quackenbush; Part 3 High Culture; Chapter 6 Group portrait with artist, Mark Morris; Chapter 7 The Tale of Genjiin the eighteenth century, Thomas J. Harper; Chapter 8 The role of traditional aesthetics, Nakano Mitsutoshi; Chapter 9 Matsudaira Sadanobu and Samurai education, Robert L. Backus;