Principles of Poetry

Sakutaro Hagiwara

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 96
• This work comprises the first complete English translation of Shi no Genri, one of the most important attempts at a theory of literature written in th... Lees meer

Pining Wind

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 17
• Translations of 19 noh and nine kyogen plays seeking to produce English poetry which reproduces the 'texture of the Japanese'... an experiment in tran... Lees meer

Metaphorical Circuit

Joseph a Murphy

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 119
• Metaphorical Circuit argues that the division of knowledge between literature and science in the modern university produced a necessity to choose that... Lees meer

Dragonflies

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 115
• Dragonflies is an anthology containing twelve selections ranging from short stories to novellas, and spans the century from the May Fourth Movement to... Lees meer

Dragons, Tigers and Dogs

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 114
• Dragons, Tigers, and Dogs is a tightly-focused collection of studies that explores how Qing governing institutions and strategies worked in actual pra... Lees meer

Psychoanalysis in China

Jingyuan Zhang

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 55
• A historical and bibliographical study of the reception and interpretation of Freud's ideas in China and an analysis of the use of these ideas in lite... Lees meer

The Return of the Gods

David G Goodman

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 116
• First published in 1988 and now available in a photo-reprint paperback edition, this book provides an important perspective on the theatre, culture, a... Lees meer

Japan's National Security

Peter J Katzenstein, Nobuo Okawara

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 58
• Japan's National Security offers a detailed examination of Japan's distinctive security policy. It traces in considerable detail the evolution of Japa... Lees meer

After Apocalypse

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 71
• "One of the most thought-provoking studies of [modern theater in Japan].... David Goodman shows a broad range of literary sympathies and skills in his... Lees meer

Informal Empire in Crisis

Martyn Atkins

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 74
• The Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service was, without doubt, the highest-ranking foreigner in the Chinese Government. His positio... Lees meer

The Role of Central Banking in China's Economic Reform

Carsten Holz

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 59
• "A thoroughly researched study of the banking system over the period from 1978 to early 1990.... Holz's work deserves to be read widely by analysts fr... Lees meer

Strange Tales from Strange Lands

Wanlong Zheng

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 66
• A powerful depiction of the tensions generated by conflicts of sexuality and ethnicity in contemporary China. These tensions evolved partly from the s... Lees meer

Description and Explanation in Korean Linguistics

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 98
• This volume brings together fifteen new papers on Korean linguistics originally presented at the Ninth International Conference on Korean Linguistics,... Lees meer

Women and Millenarian Protest in Meiji Japan

Emily Groszos Ooms

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 61
• In this detailed analysis of the life and teachings of Deguchi Nao (1837-1918) and the religion she founded, Omotokyo, Emily Ooms expands and refines ... Lees meer

To Achieve Security and Wealth

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 56
• The studies in this collection re-examine the role of the Qing state in the private economy. They show in a variety of cases how the interaction betwe... Lees meer

Dramatic Representations of Filial Piety

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 97
• This volume of five noh translations (containing an introduction, translations, short commentaries and a glossary) differs from most others in that no... Lees meer

Charisma and Community Formation in Medieval Japan

S a Thornton

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 102
• The Yugyo-ha achieved success by basing its religious authority on a combination of Pure Land mysticism and the practices of fundraising hijiri. Betwe... Lees meer

Backed Against the Sea (Ceas)

Wen-Hsing Wang

• Hardcover | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 67
• Written as the ludicrous and disturbing ramblings of an errant, pseudo-intellectual urbanite secluding himself from the underworld in an impoverished ... Lees meer

Day-Shine

Hyon-Jong Chong

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 94
• Powerfully inventive poems of love in contemporary life by Chong Hyon-jong, one of the most respected poets writing in Korea. The novelty of his poeti... Lees meer

Early One Spring

Pilwun Shih Wang, Sarah Wang

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 112
• Adapted from the movie and screenplay of the same name by director Xie Tieli, this intermediate-advanced Chinese language film guide/reader helps stud... Lees meer

Strange Tales from Strange Lands

Wanlong Zheng

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 66
• A powerful depiction of the tensions generated by conflicts of sexuality and ethnicity in contemporary China. These tensions evolved partly from the s... Lees meer

From Yalta to Panmunjom

Qingzhao Hua

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 64
• "Hua's riveting account of Truman's eight years from 1945 to 1953. Hua is a born storyteller.... He confers depth and sharpness on his writing by plac... Lees meer

Selected Poems of Kim Namjo (Ceas)

Namjo Kim

• Paperback | Engels | Cornell East Asia Series, | nr. 63
• A generous selection of poems by one of Korea's most honored and highly regarded poets. Kim Namjo published her first book of poems, Life (Moksum) , i... Lees meer