The life of an amorous woman : and other writings / by Ihara Saikaku ; edited and translated by Ivan Morris.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: UNESCO collection of representative literary worksNew Directions paperbook: 270.Publisher: New York : New Directions Book, 1969, �1963Edition: 1st ed. New Directions pbkDescription: 402 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0811201872; 9780811201872Subject(s): Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693 -- Criticism and interpretation | Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693 | 1600-1868 | Japanese literature -- Edo period, 1600-1868 | Japanese literature -- Edo period | Manners and customs | Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | JapanGenre/Form: Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Fiction. | Fiction.DDC classification: 895.6/3 LOC classification: PZ3 | .I235 1969| Item type | Current location | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Translation of: K�oshoku ichidai onna.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction.--Five women who chose love ... [selections].--The life of an amorous woman ... [selections].--The eternal storehouse of Japan ... [selections].--Reckonings that carry men through the world ... [selections].--Appendices: Sources ... Selected bibliography; Notes; Index to notes.
Ihara Saikaku "wrote of the lowest class in the Tokugawa world -- the townsmen who were rising in wealth and power but not in official status."--Page 4 of cover.
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