[PDF.96qa] Formless in Form: Kenko, Tsurezuregusa and the Rhetoric of Japanese Fragmentary Prose

What makes a work of literature readable? This book asks that question of one of the classics of Japanese literature, the Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness) by Kenko (1283-1352), a collection of brief, fragmentary reflections on a number of subjects. In Japanese literary history the work is classified as one of the first collections of zuihitsu, or informal essay. This first extended critical treatment of Tsurezuregusa goes back to its author and his...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Formless in Form: Kenko, Tsurezuregusa and the Rhetoric of Japanese Fragmentary Prose   |  Linda H. Chance.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.