In early 19th-century Japan - the silver age of Edo-period literature - Ryutei Tanehiko was a well-known author of popular illustrated fiction. This account of his life and works covers his early yomihon (lengthy romances of improbable perils and adventures) and his gokan (intricately plotted stories in simple language intended for a general audience).
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In early 19th-century Japan - the silver age of Edo-period literature - Ryutei Tanehiko was a well-known author of popular illustrated fiction. This account of his life and works covers his early yomihon (lengthy romances of improbable perils and adventures) and his gokan (intricately plotted stories in simple language intended for a general audience).
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Harvard University Asia Center, 1992. 1st printing. A crisp and unmarked copy, F/VG. Full green cloth binding. 290pp. Dust jacket has a sunned spine and small chip at spine head; now in a new mylar cover. In early 19th-century Japan-the silver age of Edo-period literature-Ryutei Tanehiko was a well-known author of popular illustrated fiction. This account of his life and works covers his early yomihon (lengthy romances of improbable perils and adventures) and his gokan (intricately plotted stories in simple language intended for a general audience). Nice copy of a scarce work. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
