Floating World in Japanese Fiction by Howard Hibbett

Floating World in Japanese Fiction by Howard Hibbett

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A detailed study of "Ukiyo-Zoshi" - tales of the "Floating World" - by Japanese fiction expert Howard Hibbett. He reveals the manners, customs, art and affectations of city life in Tokugawa-era Japan, introducing the social background of the period and explaining the ukiyo - the living quarters.

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Floating World in Japanese Fiction by Howard Hibbett

This is a detailed study of ukiyo-zoshi, tales of the Floating World, and a fascinating look at the manners and customs, arts and affectations, of city life in Tokugawa-era Japan. Here are the rakish shopkeepers, teahouse women, celebrated actors, and ordinary townspeople, all obsessed with the pursuit of pleasure that characterised the Genroku period, a time when the aims and ideals of the urban merchant class took precedence over those of the samurai.
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ISBN 13 9780804834643
ISBN 10 0804834644
Title Floating World in Japanese Fiction
Author Howard Hibbett
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Year published 2002-04-01
Number of pages 248
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.