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Ainu Grammar (Hardcover)
Basil Hall Chamberlain, John Batchelor
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R806
Discovery Miles 8 060
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork.
Published in 2000, The Classical Poetry of the Japanese is a
valuable contribution to the field of Asian Studies.
Travelling in order to recover from a nervous breakdown, Basil Hall
Chamberlain (1850-1935) arrived in Yokohama, Japan, in May 1873. He
was immediately fascinated by traditional Japanese culture. At the
same time, the national drive for modernisation in the wake of the
Meiji Restoration had created a demand for teachers of English.
Chamberlain was taken on as a tutor in the Imperial Japanese Naval
Academy, at the same time studying the Japanese language to such
good effect that in 1886 he was made professor of Japanese and
philology at the Imperial University (later Tokyo University). This
1888 Japanese primer is split into theoretical and practical parts:
a Japanese grammar and a vocabulary of useful words and phrases.
Chamberlain gives both literal and free translations of phrases and
short texts for the learner. His encyclopaedia of Japan, Things
Japanese (1890) is also reissued in the Cambridge Library
Collection.
Basil Hall Chamberlain (1850 1935) first encountered Japan on a
journey intended to promote the recovery of his health: he had
suffered a nervous breakdown while working for Barings Bank. In May
1873, he arrived in Yokohama, and was immediately fascinated by
traditional Japanese culture. The drive for modernisation had
created a need for teachers of English, and Chamberlain was taken
on as a tutor in the naval academy, at the same time studying the
Japanese language to such good effect that in 1886 he was made
professor of Japanese and philology of the Imperial University
(later Tokyo University). This book, first published in 1890, and
going into six editions over the next fifty years, is in the form
of an encyclopaedia, with topics from 'abacus' to 'zoology'. It
gives an affectionate account of aspects of Japanese culture which
Chamberlain realised were disappearing under the relentless impact
of Western influence."
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Ainu Grammar (Paperback)
Basil Hall Chamberlain, John Batchelor
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R512
Discovery Miles 5 120
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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