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Japanese History/Poetry 2016-07-20 16:53:22 Post No. 8301314
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Hey /lit/,
So I'm wanting to take a little break from the West, and I was wondering: if you HAD to pick one introductory Japanese history book, and one introductory Japanese Poetry book, what would they be?
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>>8301314
Adolf Hitler - Mine Camp for both
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>>8301314
If you really mean "introductory," I would choose The Penguin Book of Japanese Verse and The Making of Modern Japan by Jansen.
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>>8301353
Thanks. I'll check these out. My knowledge of Japanese lit is basically what you learn in American public schools (aka haiku), and my history understanding is Muh Samurai Culture. So I'd like to learn more.
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>>8301353
Any suggestion for ancient-medieval japanese history?
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>>8301388
The Eastern equivalent of Start With the Greeks is Start With the Ancient Chinese
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>>8301388
Well, it's not really introductory, but George Sansom's histories are comprehensive up to the modern period.
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>>8301417
That's great, thanks a lot.
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>>8301399
>Want to learn about Japan
>Got you covered bro, learn about China
Except that Chinese =/= Japanese, where the Greeks are a subset of Europeans.
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Is that frog commuting Sudoku?
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