The Great Mirror of Male Love by Paul Gordon Schalow

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The Great Mirror of Male Love by Paul Gordon Schalow

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Summary

Stories of homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys and between young kabuki actors and their patrons held broad appeal in pre-modern Japanese culture. An independent popular writer, Saikaku wrote "Nanshoku Okagami" in 1687 with the intention of extending his readership.

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The Great Mirror of Male Love by Paul Gordon Schalow

A Stanford University Press classic.

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"A welcome opportunity for wider comparison of the literary traditions and sexual conventions of Japanese and Euro-American cultures"—Journal of Japanese Studies
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ISBN 13 9780804718950
ISBN 10 0804718954
Title The Great Mirror of Male Love
Author Paul Gordon Schalow
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Stanford University Press
Year published 1991-04-01
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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