The Modern Murasaki: Writing by Women of Meiji Japan

Rebecca L. Copeland

Original title: The modern Murasaki

earliest edition we have, 2006 Columbia University Press, 2006 hardcover 424 pages

Asia perspectives

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 Sh...

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