The diplomat and Japanese and Korean scholar William George Aston
(1841-1911) wrote several highly regarded publications,
particularly on the Japanese language. This work is a chronological
survey of Japanese literature from its early songs to the
European-influenced works of the nineteenth century. It covers
lyrics, poetry, prose and children's stories, and charts the major
themes in the history of Japanese learning. At the time of
publication in 1899, Japanese literature was little known to
European readers, and Aston is careful to assume no prior knowledge
of the subject, focusing instead on the most important works and
writers, and providing contextual political and religious detail
where necessary. His treatment of contemporary literature, and of
works not typically discussed for their literary merit, was
groundbreaking. The book as a whole remained unsurpassed for eighty
years. Aston's introductory survey of traditional Japanese
religion, Shinto (1907), is also reissued in this series.
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