LITERARY CRITICISM: Asian: Japanese

See All Literary Criticism Books »
Search Results: 43 found (sorted by date)
  • Click on a column heading to sort search results by title, author, etc.
  • HUP eBooks are available from a variety of vendors.
  • Works in the E-ditions program are available from De Gruyter as PDF ebooks or print-on-demand hardcover volumes.
TitleAuthorFormatPublication DatePrice
Cover: Strange Tales from Edo: Rewriting Chinese Fiction in Early Modern JapanStrange Tales from Edo: Rewriting Chinese Fiction in Early Modern JapanFleming, William D.HARDCOVER08/22/2023$49.95
Cover: Meanings of Antiquity: Myth Interpretation in Premodern JapanMeanings of Antiquity: Myth Interpretation in Premodern JapanFelt, MatthieuHARDCOVER07/18/2023$65.00
Cover: Territorializing Manchuria: The Transnational Frontier and Literatures of East AsiaTerritorializing Manchuria: The Transnational Frontier and Literatures of East AsiaXie, Miya QiongHARDCOVER02/21/2023$65.00
Cover: Confluence and Conflict: Reading Transwar Japanese Literature and ThoughtConfluence and Conflict: Reading Transwar Japanese Literature and ThoughtHurley, BrianHARDCOVER05/03/2022$60.00
Cover: The Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Historical Fiction and Popular Culture in JapanThe Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Historical Fiction and Popular Culture in JapanFurukawa, Susan WesthaferHARDCOVER04/19/2022$45.00
Cover: The Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Historical Fiction and Popular Culture in JapanThe Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Historical Fiction and Popular Culture in JapanFurukawa, Susan WesthaferPAPERBACK04/19/2022$25.00
Cover: Dancing the Dharma: Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh TheaterDancing the Dharma: Religious and Political Allegory in Japanese Noh TheaterKlein, Susan BlakeleyHARDCOVER04/06/2021$70.00
Cover: Reflecting the Past: Place, Language, and Principle in Japan’s Medieval <i>Mirror</i> GenreReflecting the Past: Place, Language, and Principle in Japan’s Medieval Mirror GenreBrightwell, Erin L.HARDCOVER08/11/2020$60.00
Cover: Unreal Houses: Character, Gender, and Genealogy in the <i>Tale of Genji</i>Unreal Houses: Character, Gender, and Genealogy in the Tale of GenjiSarra, EdithHARDCOVER04/14/2020$68.00
Cover: Writing Technology in Meiji Japan: A Media History of Modern Japanese Literature and Visual CultureWriting Technology in Meiji Japan: A Media History of Modern Japanese Literature and Visual CultureJacobowitz, SethPAPERBACK04/07/2020$25.00
Cover: Flowering Tales: Women Exorcising History in Heian JapanFlowering Tales: Women Exorcising History in Heian JapanWatanabe, TakeshiHARDCOVER01/07/2020$65.00
Cover: Manga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the <i>Kibyōshi</i> of Edo Japan, Second Edition, With a New PrefaceManga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the Kibyōshi of Edo Japan, Second Edition, With a New PrefaceKern, Adam L.PAPERBACK06/04/2019$45.00
Cover: Manga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the <i>Kibyōshi</i> of Edo Japan, Second Edition, With a New PrefaceManga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the Kibyōshi of Edo Japan, Second Edition, With a New PrefaceKern, Adam L.HARDCOVER06/04/2019$95.00
Cover: Aesthetic Life: Beauty and Art in Modern JapanAesthetic Life: Beauty and Art in Modern JapanLippit, Miya Elise MizutaHARDCOVER01/21/2019$75.00
Cover: Aesthetic Life: Beauty and Art in Modern JapanAesthetic Life: Beauty and Art in Modern JapanLippit, Miya Elise MizutaPAPERBACK01/21/2019$45.00
Cover: Chinese Literary Forms in Heian Japan: Poetics and PracticeChinese Literary Forms in Heian Japan: Poetics and PracticeSteininger, BrianHARDCOVER06/26/2017$39.95
Cover: Osaka Modern: The City in the Japanese ImaginaryOsaka Modern: The City in the Japanese ImaginaryCronin, Michael P.HARDCOVER02/20/2017$39.95
Cover: Itineraries of Power: Texts and Traversals in Heian and Medieval JapanItineraries of Power: Texts and Traversals in Heian and Medieval JapanKawashima, TerryHARDCOVER01/09/2017$39.95
Cover: Plucking Chrysanthemums: Narushima Ryūhoku and Sinitic Literary Traditions in Modern JapanPlucking Chrysanthemums: Narushima Ryūhoku and Sinitic Literary Traditions in Modern JapanFraleigh, MatthewHARDCOVER11/21/2016$65.00
Cover: Struggling Upward: Worldly Success and the Japanese NovelStruggling Upward: Worldly Success and the Japanese NovelVan Compernolle, Timothy J.HARDCOVER03/14/2016$39.95
Cover: Writing Technology in Meiji Japan: A Media History of Modern Japanese Literature and Visual CultureWriting Technology in Meiji Japan: A Media History of Modern Japanese Literature and Visual CultureJacobowitz, SethHARDCOVER01/18/2016$39.95
Cover: Monstrous Bodies: The Rise of the Uncanny in Modern JapanMonstrous Bodies: The Rise of the Uncanny in Modern JapanNakamura, MiriHARDCOVER07/13/2015$39.95
Cover: The Undiscovered Country: Text, Translation, and Modernity in the Work of Yanagita KunioThe Undiscovered Country: Text, Translation, and Modernity in the Work of Yanagita KunioOrtabasi, MelekHARDCOVER09/15/2014$49.95
Cover: A Sense of Place: The Political Landscape in Late Medieval JapanA Sense of Place: The Political Landscape in Late Medieval JapanSpafford, DavidHARDCOVER09/09/2013$39.95
Cover: Knowing the Amorous Man: A History of Scholarship on <i>Tales of Ise</i>Knowing the Amorous Man: A History of Scholarship on Tales of IseNewhard, Jamie L.HARDCOVER05/20/2013$39.95
Cover: Two-Timing Modernity: Homosocial Narrative in Modern Japanese FictionTwo-Timing Modernity: Homosocial Narrative in Modern Japanese FictionVincent, J. KeithHARDCOVER11/19/2012$45.00
Cover: Traversing the Frontier: The <i>Man'yōshū</i> Account of a Japanese Mission to Silla in 736–737Traversing the Frontier: The Man'yōshū Account of a Japanese Mission to Silla in 736–737Horton, H. MackHARDCOVER10/15/2012$59.95
Cover: Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, 1880–1930Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, 1880–1930Saito, SatoruHARDCOVER04/09/2012$39.95
Cover: Shredding the Tapestry of Meaning: The Poetry and Poetics of Kitasono Katue (1902–1978)Shredding the Tapestry of Meaning: The Poetry and Poetics of Kitasono Katue (1902–1978)Solt, JohnPAPERBACK05/23/2011$24.95
Cover: The Japanization of Modernity: Murakami Haruki between Japan and the United StatesThe Japanization of Modernity: Murakami Haruki between Japan and the United StatesSuter, RebeccaPAPERBACK04/01/2011$24.95
Cover: Empire of Texts in Motion: Chinese, Korean, and Taiwanese Transculturations of Japanese LiteratureEmpire of Texts in Motion: Chinese, Korean, and Taiwanese Transculturations of Japanese LiteratureThornber, Karen LauraHARDCOVER11/30/2009$59.95
Cover: Critical Aesthetics: Kobayashi Hideo, Modernity, and Wartime JapanCritical Aesthetics: Kobayashi Hideo, Modernity, and Wartime JapanDorsey, JamesHARDCOVER09/15/2009$39.95
Cover: Sublime Voices: The Fictional Science and Scientific Fiction of Abe KōbōSublime Voices: The Fictional Science and Scientific Fiction of Abe KōbōBolton, ChristopherHARDCOVER06/15/2009$39.95
Cover: Uchida Hyakken: A Critique of Modernity and Militarism in Prewar JapanUchida Hyakken: A Critique of Modernity and Militarism in Prewar JapanDiNitto, RachelHARDCOVER11/30/2008$39.95
Cover: The Japanization of Modernity: Murakami Haruki between Japan and the United StatesThe Japanization of Modernity: Murakami Haruki between Japan and the United StatesSuter, RebeccaHARDCOVER06/30/2008$39.95
Cover: When Our Eyes No Longer See: Realism, Science, and Ecology in Japanese Literary ModernismWhen Our Eyes No Longer See: Realism, Science, and Ecology in Japanese Literary ModernismGolley, GregoryHARDCOVER03/01/2008$39.95
Cover: Out of the Alleyway: Nakagami Kenji and the Poetics of Outcaste FictionOut of the Alleyway: Nakagami Kenji and the Poetics of Outcaste FictionZimmerman, EveHARDCOVER01/31/2008$39.95
Cover: Love after <i>The Tale of Genji</i>: Rewriting the World of the Shining PrinceLove after The Tale of Genji: Rewriting the World of the Shining PrinceD'Etcheverry, Charo B.HARDCOVER04/30/2007$39.95
Cover: Allegories of Desire: Esoteric Literary Commentaries of Medieval JapanAllegories of Desire: Esoteric Literary Commentaries of Medieval JapanKlein, Susan BlakeleyHARDCOVER05/30/2003$42.50
Cover: Writing Margins: The Textual Construction of Gender in Heian and Kamakura JapanWriting Margins: The Textual Construction of Gender in Heian and Kamakura JapanKawashima, TerryHARDCOVER09/30/2001$39.50
Cover: Recontextualizing Texts: Narrative Performance in Modern Japanese FictionRecontextualizing Texts: Narrative Performance in Modern Japanese FictionSakaki, AtsukoHARDCOVER05/25/1999$41.50
Cover: Off Center: Power and Culture Relations Between Japan and the United StatesOff Center: Power and Culture Relations Between Japan and the United StatesMiyoshi, MasaoPAPERBACK08/19/1998$39.00
Cover: Studies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese FictionStudies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese FictionCohn, Joel R.HARDCOVER05/27/1998$42.00
Page 1 of 1

Back to top

Curated Collection: Inequality

Recent News

Black lives matter. Black voices matter. A statement from HUP »

From Our Blog

Jacket: Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500, by Peter Wilson, from Harvard University Press

A Lesson in German Military History with Peter Wilson

In his landmark book Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500, acclaimed historian Peter H. Wilson offers a masterful reappraisal of German militarism and warfighting over the last five centuries, leading to the rise of Prussia and the world wars. Below, Wilson answers our questions about this complex history,