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Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes.

This small handbook is designed primarily as a reference tool for students of classical Japanese (bungo) who possess a working knowledge of the modern language. The first of its two main sections discusses suffixes attached to each of the verbal bases recognized by Japanese grammarians, the second treats important particles and miscellaneous parts of speech in alphabetical order. A table lists suffixes and their bases in alphabetical order, wi...

A Stanford University Press classic.

A Stanford University Press classic.

The Tale of the Heike is one of the masterworks of Japanese literature, ranking with "The Tal of Genji in quality and prestige. This new translation is not only far more readable than earlier ones, it is also much more faithful to the content and style of the original. Intended for the general audience as well as the specialist, this edition is highly annotated.

Presented here in a new and complete translation is the Japanese classic Okagami, an historical talc that mirrors a man's life and the times in which he lived. Dating from the late eleventh or early twelfth century, it focuses on Fujiwara Michinaga, the leading political figure in the great family that dominated the court during most of the Helan period.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand t...

A classic tale recounting the adventures and intrigue of Emperor Go-Daigo and his court.

Every Western student of Japanese classical literature of pre-modern history is indebted to Helen McCullough for her many major contributions to our knowledge and understanding of the literature and culture of the Heian and medieval periods. Indeed, every undertaking to which this distinguished scholar has set her hand over her long and productive career has resulted in a standardwork, a work whose rigorous scholarship and accuracy have invari...

Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes.

McCullough deserves our thanks and gratitude for compiling this anthology."--Monumenta Nipponica