by Paul Gordon Schalow (Translator), Ihara Saikaku (Author)
The first complete translation of Nanshoku ōkagami by Ihara Saikaku (1642-93), this is a collection of 40 stories describing homosexual love affairs between samurai men and boys, and between young kabuki actors and their middle-class patrons. The book is illustrated with 50 woodblocks, prepared for the original printing of Nanshoku ōkagami.
Winner of the 1990 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for Translating of Japanese Literature.
Back Jacket
A welcome opportunity for wider comparison of the literary traditions and sexual conventions of Japanese and Euro-American cultures.--Journal of Japanese Studies
Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 0.84 x 8.48 x 5.52 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 1991