The Modern Murasaki : : Writing by Women of Meiji Japan / / ed. by Melek Ortabasi, Rebecca Copeland.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Cavanaugh, Carole,; Copeland, Rebecca L.,; Copeland, Rebecca,; Fowler, Edward,; Hartley, Barbara,; Hogan, Eleanor J.,; Jennison, Rebecca,; MacPhail, Aiko Okamoto,; Ortabasi, Melek,; Rodd, Laurel Rasplica,
• HerausgeberIn: Copeland, Rebecca,; Ortabasi, Melek,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; INTRODUCTION: MEIJI WOMEN WRITERS --; MEIJI WOMEN'S POETRY --; KISHIDA TOSHIKO (1863-1901) --; MIYAKE KAHO (1868-1944) --; HIGUCHI ICHIYŌ (1872-1896) --; TAZAWA INABUNE (1874-1896) --; KITA DAUSURAI (1876-1900) --; SHIMIZU SHIKIN (1868-1933) --; HOW DETERMINED ARE TODAY'S WOMEN STUDENTS? --; HASEGAWA SHIGURE (1879-1941) --; NOGAMI YAEKO (1885-1985) --; MIZUNO SENKO (1888-1919) --; TAMURA TOSHIKO (1884-1945) --; Further Reading --; Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231510660; 9783110649772; 9783110442472
• DOI: 10.7312/cope13774
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Melek Ortabasi, Rebecca Copeland.

The first anthology of its kind, The Modern Murasaki brings the vibrancy and rich imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose, the editors have chosen and carefully translated short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. Selected readings include writings by the public speaker Kishida Toshiko, the dramatist Hasegawa Shigure, the short-fiction writer Shimizu Shikin, the political writer Tamura Toshiko, and the novelists Miyake Kaho, Higuchi Ichiyo, Tazawa Inabune, Kitada Usurai, Nogami Yaeko, and Mizuno Senko. The volume also includes a thorough introduction to each reading, an extensive index listing historical, social, and literary concepts, and a comprehensive guide to further research.The fierce tenor and bold content of these texts refute the popular belief that women of this era were passive and silent. A vital addition to courses in women's studies and Japanese literature and history, The Modern Murasaki is a singular resource for students and scholars.