READING LIST
Books to Buy
Donegan, Patricia and Yoshie Ishibashi, Chiyo-Ni: Woman Haiku Master
Ihara Saikaku. Life of an Amorous Woman and Other Writings
Keene, Donald. Chushingura
-----.Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu
Yuasa, Nobuyuki. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Books on Reserve
The following books are on reserve in Olin Library--24 Hour Reserve. The reserve limit is short so that all students in the class will have access to the books. If this reserve limit poses problems, please let me know.
Brandon, James. Chûshingura
-----. Studies in Kabuki
Gerstle, Andrew. Circles of fantasy : convention in the plays of
Chikamatsu
-----. (ed) 18th century Japan : culture and society
Ihara Saikaku. Five women who loved love
Jippensha Ikku. Shanks’ Mare
Keene, Donald. Anthology of Traditional Japanese Literature
-----. World Within Walls
Nishiyama, Matsunosuke. Edo Culture
Shirane, Haruo. Traces of dreams : landscape, cultural memory, and
the poetry of Basho
Traditional Chinese Stories
Ueda, Makoto. Bashô and his interpreters : selected hokku
with commentary
-----. Literary and art theories in Japan
-----. The path of flowering thorn : the life and poetry of Yosa
Buson
Yuasa, Nobuyuki. The year of my life : a translation of Issa's Oraga
Haru
Folders on Reserve and Available in the ANELL Office
When asking for reserve folders at Olin Reserve, be sure to use to following titles to avoid confusion:
In order of appearance in the course
"Basho on the Art of Haiku" (folder available only in ANELL)
"Genroku"
The Great Mirror of Male Love
Tales of Samurai Honor
The Social Environment of Kabuki
"Bushido: Mode or Ethic" (folder available only in ANELL)
Tales of Moonlight and Rain
An Annotated Translation of Ukiyoburo

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