RELATED TOPIC: BASHÔ'S NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH
RELATED TOPIC: CHIKAMATSU MONZAEMON (1653-1725)
RELATED TOPIC: SAIKAKU (1642-1693)
RELATED TOPIC: TOKUGAWA JAPAN
Donald Keene University Professor Emeritus; Shincho Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature Columbia University
Robert B. Oxnam President Emeritus Asia Society
Haruo Shirane Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture Columbia University