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"New Chronicles of Yanagibashi" and "Diary of a Journey to the West"
Narushima Ryuhoku Reports from Home and Abroad
- 456 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
"New Chronicles of Yanagibashi" and "Diary of a Journey to the West"
Narushima Ryuhoku Reports from Home and Abroad
About this book
This book features complete annotated translations of Narushima Ryuhoku's two most widely read and influential texts, both of which showcase the innovative and experimental use of Chinese-language discourse taking place in Japan during the nineteenth century. Focused on one of the capital city's celebrated geisha districts, the satirical New Chronicles of Yanagibashi serves as both a documentary record of changing customs during the tumultuous 1850s–70s and an amusingly nuanced social critique. Banned multiple times, the work nevertheless became a favorite of the Meiji reading public. This text is paired with Diary of a Journey to the West, Ryuhoku's travelogue from his world tour of 1872–1873.
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