Donald Keene, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature at Columbia University, has written, edited, or translated more than thirty books, many of them published by Columbia University Press. He has received numerous honors in both the United States and Japan, and was recently elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

These graceful essays...answer many questions Western readers may have about pre-modern Japanese poetry, fiction, theater and aesthetics...It is an excellent summing up for those familiar with Japanese literature and will entice those with some knowledge to read more. New York Times Book Review

• Preface Illustrations 1. Japanese Aesthetics 2. Japanese Poetry 3. The Uses of Japanese Poetry 4. Japanese Fiction 5. Japanese Theater Suggested Reading Index

Donald Keene, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature at Columbia University, has written, edited, or translated more than thirty books, many of them published by Columbia University Press. He has received numerous honors in both the United States and Japan, and was recently elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

These graceful essays...answer many questions Western readers may have about pre-modern Japanese poetry, fiction, theater and aesthetics...It is an excellent summing up for those familiar with Japanese literature and will entice those with some knowledge to read more. New York Times Book Review

• Preface Illustrations 1. Japanese Aesthetics 2. Japanese Poetry 3. The Uses of Japanese Poetry 4. Japanese Fiction 5. Japanese Theater Suggested Reading Index

Donald Keene, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature at Columbia University, has written, edited, or translated more than thirty books, many of them published by Columbia University Press. He has received numerous honors in both the United States and Japan, and was recently elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

These graceful essays...answer many questions Western readers may have about pre-modern Japanese poetry, fiction, theater and aesthetics...It is an excellent summing up for those familiar with Japanese literature and will entice those with some knowledge to read more. New York Times Book Review

• Preface Illustrations 1. Japanese Aesthetics 2. Japanese Poetry 3. The Uses of Japanese Poetry 4. Japanese Fiction 5. Japanese Theater Suggested Reading Index