{"product_id":"travelers-of-a-hundred-ages-the-japanese-as-revealed-through-1-000-years-of-diaries-paperback","title":"Travelers of a Hundred Ages: The Japanese as Revealed Through 1,000 Years of Diaries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Keene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Keene, hailed in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e as \"the century's leading expert on Japanese literature,\" presents here a collection of premodern Japanese diaries that is both a literary history of this genre and a source of insight into Japanese life of the last thousand years. Ranging from objective to confessional, selections such as \"The Poetic Memoirs of Lady Daibu\" and \"Diaries of Seventeenth-Century Courtiers\" offer unparalleled glimpses into the lives of diverse writers from the Kamakura dynastic period to the Tokugawa period. Illuminating the hidden and largely unknown worlds of imperial courts, Buddhist monasteries, country inns, and merchants' houses, \u003ci\u003eTravelers of a Hundred Ages\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate account of the diarists' lives and a testimony to the struggles and advances of Japanese culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Keene, hailed in the New York Times Book Review as \"the century's leading expert on Japanese literature\", presents here a collection of premodern Japanese diaries that is both a literary history of this genre and a source of insight into Japanese life of the last thousand years. Ranging from objective to confessional, selections such as \"The Poetic Memoirs of Lady Daibu\" and \"Diaries of Seventeenth-Century Courtiers\" offer unparalleled glimpses into the lives of diverse writers from the Kamakura dynastic period to the Tokugawa period. Illuminating the hidden and largely unknown worlds of imperial courts, Buddhist monasteries, country inns, and merchants' houses, Travelers of a Hundred Ages is an intimate account of the diarists' lives and a testimony to the struggles and advances of Japanese culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.95 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750588023072,"sku":"9780231114370","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d782df0fe05233ddb0948cd30f890b8.webp?v=1779953984","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/travelers-of-a-hundred-ages-the-japanese-as-revealed-through-1-000-years-of-diaries-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}