The Soil
by Takashi Nagatsuka
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This is a selection of the best plays of Chikamatsu, one of the greatest Japanese dramatists. Master of the marionette and popular dramas, he had, until the publication of this book, remained unknown to western readers owing to the difficulty of translating the work into English. The introduction provides a comprehensive survey of the history of Japanese drama which will assist the reader in better understanding the plays.Tags
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A realistic yet warm-hearted story of Japanese peasantry during the turbulent changes of the Meiji period. Although presented as fiction, it is as rooted in fact as a memoir, and makes an interesting primary document for students of that era.
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Voices from Asia (8)
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- Canonical title
- The Soil
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- Fiction and Literature, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 895.6342 — Literature & rhetoric Literatures of other languages Literatures of East and Southeast Asia Japanese Japanese fiction Meiji/Taishō periods 1868–1945 Meiji period 1868–1912
- LCC
- PL812 .A46 .T713 — Language and Literature Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Japanese language and literature Japanese literature Individual authors and works
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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- 5
