TY  - BOOK
AU  - Keene,Donald
AU  - Shiba,RyoÌ{u4872}oÌ{uC7E4}1923-1996
AU  - Gonzalez,Tony
TI  - Edo Japan encounters the world: conversations between Donald Keene and Shiba Ryotaro 
T2  - Japan library
SN  - 9784866580180
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Tokyo
PB  - Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
KW  - Keene, Donald
KW  - Shiba, RyoÌ{u4872}oÌ{uC7E4}1923-1996
KW  - National characteristics, Japanese
KW  - Edo-Zeit
KW  - gnd
KW  - Kultur
KW  - Japan
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Edo period, 1600-1868
N1  - Includes index; 'This book is a translation of'Sekai no naka no Nihon : juÌ{u2BEB}useiki made sakanobotte miru' from the Collected works of Donald Keene, vol. 9;'Donarudo KiÌ{uE823}hosakushuÌ{u0921}i 9-kan sekai no naka no Nihon bunka' published by Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd in 2013. It was originally published by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc., in hardback pocket format in 1992 and as a paperback edition in 1996, and is still in print. The contents comprise three dialogues held at HyoÌ{u4969} near Nanzenji-Temple, Kyoto and an unspecified location in Osaka in 1989, and at KohoÌ{u1BA0}in Daitokuji-Temple, Kyoto in 1990'--Title page verso; The Dutch arrive -- Japanese views of the early modern era -- Meiji melancholy -- An era for the masses -- Japanese language in literature -- The Japanese and the absolute -- Japan as a member of the global community
N2  - ''Edo Japan encounters the world' continues the conversation, begun nearly twenty years earlier in'The people and culture of Japan,' between scholar of Japanese literature Donald Keene and historical novelist Shiba Ryotaro. In discussions that took place inn Osaka and Kyoto from 1989 to 1990, these two penetrating and original observers of Japanese culture turn their attention to the long peace of the Edo period (1603-1868), when Japan developed in relative isolation from outside influence. From analysis of literary masters like Basho and Chikamatsu to critiques of the repressive aspects of Edo life, their exchanges bring much insight to this often romanticized period of Japanese history'--
ER  -