Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Japanese literature, including Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production; Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900; and Classical Japanese: A Grammar.

It's one of those impressive, erudite must-have titles for anyone interested in Asian literature -- Terry Hong The Bloomsbury Review An anthology that comprises superb translations of an exceptionally wide range of texts, each with a pithy introduction... Highly recommended. CHOICE This volume provides a wealth of material. -- Robert Huey Monumenta Nipponica

• Historical Periods, Major Texts and Authors, and Terms Introduction 1. The Ancient Period 2. The Heian Period 3. The Kamakura Period 4. The Northern and Southern Courts Period 5. The Muromachi Period English-Language Bibliography Index

Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Japanese literature, including Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production; Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900; and Classical Japanese: A Grammar.

It's one of those impressive, erudite must-have titles for anyone interested in Asian literature -- Terry Hong The Bloomsbury Review An anthology that comprises superb translations of an exceptionally wide range of texts, each with a pithy introduction... Highly recommended. CHOICE This volume provides a wealth of material. -- Robert Huey Monumenta Nipponica

• Historical Periods, Major Texts and Authors, and Terms Introduction 1. The Ancient Period 2. The Heian Period 3. The Kamakura Period 4. The Northern and Southern Courts Period 5. The Muromachi Period English-Language Bibliography Index

Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Japanese literature, including Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production; Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900; and Classical Japanese: A Grammar.

It's one of those impressive, erudite must-have titles for anyone interested in Asian literature -- Terry Hong The Bloomsbury Review An anthology that comprises superb translations of an exceptionally wide range of texts, each with a pithy introduction... Highly recommended. CHOICE This volume provides a wealth of material. -- Robert Huey Monumenta Nipponica

• Historical Periods, Major Texts and Authors, and Terms Introduction 1. The Ancient Period 2. The Heian Period 3. The Kamakura Period 4. The Northern and Southern Courts Period 5. The Muromachi Period English-Language Bibliography Index