Literary and Art Theories in Japan (Michigan Classics in Japanese Studies)

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Illustrations
1. Poetry as Emotional Expression (Tsurayuki on the Art of Lyric Poetry)
2. Truth and Falsehood in Fiction (Lady Murasaki on the Art of the Novel)
3. Verse-Writing as a Game (Yoshimoto on the Art of Linked Verse)
4. Imitation, Yugen, and Sublimity (Zeami on the Art of the No Drama)
5, Art and Vegetable Life (Senno on the Art of Flower Arrangement)
6. Life as Art (Rikyu on the Art of the Tea Ceremony)
7. The Making of the Comic (Toraaki on the Art of Comedy)
8. Between Literature and Music (Jigu on the Art of Narrative Singing)
9. In Search of the Lifelike (Mitsuoki on the Art of Painting)
10. Impersonality in Poetry (Basho on the Art of the Haiku)
11. Aesthetic Elements of the Line (Yusho on the Art of Calligraphy)
12. The Sense of Honor as a Dramatic Principle (Chikamatsu on the Art of the Puppet Theater)
13. Shintoism and the Theory of Literature (Norinaga on the Art of Writing)
14. Conclusion
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