18th Century Japan

The period of Japanese history before the advent of industrialisation and modernism is of tremendous interest. The essays in this collection show a fascination with the social context behind the development of aesthetics, drama, language, art and philosophy, whether it be the world of the pleasure quarters or the Shogun's court.

C. Andrew Gerstle

Part 1 Pleasure Quarters and Theatre; Chapter 1 The pleasure quarters and Tokugawa culture, Teruoka Yasutaka; Chapter 2 Flowers of Edo, C. Andrew Gerstle; Chapter 3 Edo J?ruri, Torigoe Bunz?; Part 2 Edo Language; Chapter 4 The development of Edo language, H. B. D. Clarke; Chapter 5 Edo and Tokyo dialects, Hiroko C. Quackenbush; Part 3 High Culture; Chapter 6 Group portrait with artist, Mark Morris; Chapter 7 The Tale of Genjiin the eighteenth century, Thomas J. Harper; Chapter 8 The role of traditional aesthetics, Nakano Mitsutoshi; Chapter 9 Matsudaira Sadanobu and Samurai education, Robert L. Backus;