 | Eccentric Spaces, Hidden Histories: Narrative, Ritual, and Royal Authority from The Chronicles of Japan to The Tale of the Heike Subjects: Japanese literature -- To 1600 -- History and criticism; Heike monogatari; History in literature; Religion and literature -- Japan; This book examines the interrelationship between narrative, ritual, and royal authority, including discussions of Daoism, yin-yang, and Buddhist doctrine, as depicted in a variety of texts from The Chronicles of Japan (7th century) to The Tale of the Heike (14th century). David T. Bialock is Associate Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Southern California. |
