Edo and Paris
Title | Edo and Paris PDF eBook |
Author | James L. McClain |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 536 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780801481833 |
Edo & Paris
Title | Edo & Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia D. Sexton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2008 |
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An Edo Anthology
Title | An Edo Anthology PDF eBook |
Author | Sumie Jones |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 2013-02-28 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0824837762 |
During the eighteenth century, Edo (today’s Tokyo) became the world’s largest city, quickly surpassing London and Paris. Its rapidly expanding population and flourishing economy encouraged the development of a thriving popular culture. Innovative and ambitious young authors and artists soon began to look beyond the established categories of poetry, drama, and prose, banding together to invent completely new literary forms that focused on the fun and charm of Edo. Their writings were sometimes witty, wild, and bawdy, and other times sensitive, wise, and polished. Now some of these high spirited works, celebrating the rapid changes, extraordinary events, and scandalous news of the day, have been collected in an accessible volume highlighting the city life of Edo. Edo’s urban consumers demanded visual presentations and performances in all genres. Novelties such as books with text and art on the same page were highly sought after, as were kabuki plays and the polychrome prints that often shared the same themes, characters, and even jokes. Popular interest in sex and entertainment focused attention on the theatre district and “pleasure quarters,” which became the chief backdrops for the literature and arts of the period. Gesaku, or “playful writing,” invented in the mid-eighteenth century, satirized the government and samurai behavior while parodying the classics. These entertaining new styles bred genres that appealed to the masses. Among the bestsellers were lengthy serialized heroic epics, revenge dramas, ghost and monster stories, romantic melodramas, and comedies that featured common folk. An Edo Anthology offers distinctive and engaging examples of this broad range of genres and media. It includes both well-known masterpieces and unusual examples from the city’s counterculture, some popular with intellectuals, others with wider appeal. Some of the translations presented here are the first available in English and many are based on first editions. In bringing together these important and expertly translated Edo texts in a single volume, this collection will be warmly welcomed by students and interested readers of Japanese literature and popular culture.
Beaumarly
Title | Beaumarly PDF eBook |
Author | Gilbert Costes |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-06 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781614281665 |
Beaumarly Hospitality Group, created by father and son duo Gilbert and Thierry Costes, encompasses more than 20 ultra-stylish properties dotted around the City of Light, from the Louvre Courtyard to the Centre Pompidou rooftop, from the Saint Germain des Pres to the Golden Triangle. Celebrated for their unique ambiance and atmosphere, each distinctive venue is a collaboration with the hottest designers such as Christian de Portzamparc and India Mahdavi, and the acclaimed chefs including Thierry Burlot and Jean Francois Piege, Exemplifying a true Parisian Art de Vive.
Gateways to Empire
Title | Gateways to Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel J. Weeks |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2019-07-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1611462800 |
Gateways to Empire: Quebec and New Amsterdam to 1664 by Daniel Weeks is the first comprehensive comparative study of the North American fur-trading colonies New France and New Netherland. Weeks traces the evolution of Quebec and New Amsterdam from hubs for trade with the Indians to gateways for European settlement.
Madeline and the Old House in Paris
Title | Madeline and the Old House in Paris PDF eBook |
Author | John Bemelmans Marciano |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 49 |
Release | 2013-10-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0670784850 |
To the ghost, Madeline said "Pooh-pooh." Madeline and her favorite companion in mischief, Pepito, embark on their wildest adventure yet. When ghostly moans lead them to the attic of the old house in Paris, they discover Felix de La Morte, who has lingered there for hundreds of years, waiting for the return of a certain comet. With the comet due to return the very next day, the poor fellow’s telescope has been stolen by mean Lord Cucuface, and it is up to Madeline and Pepito to get it back. A nighttime trip across Paris, a midnight apparition, and all is happily resolved in time for the three new friends to view the comet on a starry night.
Paris
Title | Paris PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Chambers |
Publisher | ABC-CLIO |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
A comprehensive bibliography of the French capital. Includes sections on geography, guidebooks, history, economy, literature and intellectual life, politics, the arts, architecture and urban planning, and mass media. The history, arts, and literature sections take up the bulk of the text. Most cited works were published after 1970. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR