Irina Holca, editor of the English translation, is associate professor of modern and contemporary Japanese literature at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies/Yasusuke Oura, editor of the Japanese anthology, is a specialist in literary theory and professor emeritus at Kyoto University.

“Japanese Literary Theories: An Anthology brings a diverse selection of modern Japanese literary-theoretical texts, including overlooked works rarely explored beyond Japan, to an English-speaking audience. By combining excerpts and informative introductions, this book fills a major void in our understanding of literary theory and thought in modern Japan. Chapters organized around literary concepts such as description and poetic language present to us a sustained reflection and discussion in a non-Western literary tradition and prompt us to rethink key literary concepts critically. I recommend this volume to scholars and graduate students in modern Japanese literature and comparative literature.”

• Introduction Irina HolcaChapter 1: Theories of The NovelYasusuke Oura and Tomoe Nakamura/ Tr. Gregory KhezrnejatChapter 2: Theories of Description Akihiro Kubo and Tomoe Nakamura/ Tr. Erin L. Brightwell and Irina HolcaChapter 3: Theories of NarrativeManabu Kawada, Kayo Sasao, and Atsuko Nishikawa/ Tr. Yoshitaka Yamamoto and Roman Pa?caChapter 4: Theories of Poetic LanguageMasahiro Iwamatsu, Sho Saito, and Tomoe Nakamura/ Tr. Yoshitaka YamamotoChapter 5: Theories of FictionHiroshi Iijima, Naoko Kitamura Iwamatsu, and Yoshiki Hidaka/ Tr. Gregory Khezrnejat and Takeshi MorisatoChapter 6: Theories of The ReaderMasahiro Iwamatsu, Akira Kikuchi, and Kayo Sasao/ Tr. Clarence I-Zhuen Lee and Roman Pa?caChapter 7: Theories of Origin, Theories of EmergenceAkira Kikuchi, Akihiro Kubo, and Atsuko Nishikawa/ Tr. Andre de Haag and Clarence I-Zhuen LeeChapter 8: What is Literature?Yasusuke Oura and Tomoyuki Nagata/ Tr. Takeshi Morisato

Irina Holca, editor of the English translation, is associate professor of modern and contemporary Japanese literature at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies/Yasusuke Oura, editor of the Japanese anthology, is a specialist in literary theory and professor emeritus at Kyoto University.

“Japanese Literary Theories: An Anthology brings a diverse selection of modern Japanese literary-theoretical texts, including overlooked works rarely explored beyond Japan, to an English-speaking audience. By combining excerpts and informative introductions, this book fills a major void in our understanding of literary theory and thought in modern Japan. Chapters organized around literary concepts such as description and poetic language present to us a sustained reflection and discussion in a non-Western literary tradition and prompt us to rethink key literary concepts critically. I recommend this volume to scholars and graduate students in modern Japanese literature and comparative literature.”

• Introduction Irina HolcaChapter 1: Theories of The NovelYasusuke Oura and Tomoe Nakamura/ Tr. Gregory KhezrnejatChapter 2: Theories of Description Akihiro Kubo and Tomoe Nakamura/ Tr. Erin L. Brightwell and Irina HolcaChapter 3: Theories of NarrativeManabu Kawada, Kayo Sasao, and Atsuko Nishikawa/ Tr. Yoshitaka Yamamoto and Roman Pa?caChapter 4: Theories of Poetic LanguageMasahiro Iwamatsu, Sho Saito, and Tomoe Nakamura/ Tr. Yoshitaka YamamotoChapter 5: Theories of FictionHiroshi Iijima, Naoko Kitamura Iwamatsu, and Yoshiki Hidaka/ Tr. Gregory Khezrnejat and Takeshi MorisatoChapter 6: Theories of The ReaderMasahiro Iwamatsu, Akira Kikuchi, and Kayo Sasao/ Tr. Clarence I-Zhuen Lee and Roman Pa?caChapter 7: Theories of Origin, Theories of EmergenceAkira Kikuchi, Akihiro Kubo, and Atsuko Nishikawa/ Tr. Andre de Haag and Clarence I-Zhuen LeeChapter 8: What is Literature?Yasusuke Oura and Tomoyuki Nagata/ Tr. Takeshi Morisato