Formless in Form: Kenko, Tsurezuregusa, and the Rhetoric of Japanese Fragmentary Prose by Linda H. Chance - 1997

Stanford University Press, 1997. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997. Study of this medieval Japanese classic of brief 'essays' on various subjects; the author argues that Kenko's text is not an early example of 'zuihitsu' or informal essay, but rather "a deliberate, controlled effort by Kenko to force the reader to confront the impermanent and contingent nature of existence through experiencing the text." Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; first edition (first printing). Light wear to book; hint of fading to jacket spine; near fine, unmarked. Text clean; xxii, [2], 343 pages + 'colophon'; index, character list, lengthy bibliography, notes. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.

Hardback. New. 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.

Hardback. New. 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.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Stanford Univ Pr, 1997. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 343 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.

Stanford University Press. Hardcover. 0804730016 Very Good Minus in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; Slight wrinkle to the bottom-right corner of about 25 pages, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Blue-green dust jacket with title in tan and white lettering; 1997, Stanford University Press; 343 pages; "Formless in Form: Kenko, Tsurezuregusa and the Rhetoric of Japanese Fragmentary Prose," by Linda H. Chance. . Very Good.

Stanford University Press, 1997-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!