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

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