Translations 譯藝 : google 機械翻譯有窮時："Seeds in the Heart"，《八犬傳？》.....

《日本文學的樂趣》是唐納德‧基恩的短篇非虛構作品，探討日本美學與文學；與他其他探討日本文學的作品（例如《心中的種子》）相比，本書的學術性和百科全書式的風格略遜一籌，更適合作為學生和普通讀者的入門讀物。

本書不追求學究式和包山包海式百科，更適合當學生和普通讀者的入門讀物。

(「從遠古時代到16世紀末的日本文學」Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century is the first book (though the last to be written and published) in Donald Keene's four-book series A History of Japanese Literature.^[1] It is followed by World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era, 1600–1867, Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature of the Modern Era; Fiction, and the last book in the series, Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature in the Modern Era; Poetry, Drama, Criticism.^[2] It covers classical prose works such as the Kojiki and the Tale of Genji ^[3] and major waka poets like Fujiwara no Teika or Ki no Tsurayuki, through the Kamakura period and up to the beginnings of Noh plays and renga, in 1175 pages of text and endnotes (excluding the bibliography, index, and glossary

The title "Seeds in the Heart" originates from Donald Keene's influential four-volume work, A History of Japanese Literature, where the first book, Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century, was published. The title symbolizes the idea of potential and growth, as it guides readers through the foundations of Japanese literature, exploring works that laid the groundwork for its unique prose and prosody.

Origin of the Title

A Book Title:
"Seeds in the Heart" is the title of the first volume in Donald Keene's comprehensive history of Japanese literature.
Symbolic Meaning:
The title itself metaphorically suggests that within the earliest forms of Japanese writing, and indeed within the essence of the culture, lay the potential for the sophisticated literary tradition that would follow.

About the Book

Author:
The book was written by Donald Keene, a renowned scholar and translator of Japanese literature.
Scope:
It covers the first nine hundred years of Japanese literary history, including works like the Kojiki, The Tale of Genji, and various forms of poetry, courtly fiction, and war tales.
Purpose:
The work provides both scholarly analysis and accessible introductions for lay readers to understand and appreciate the foundational period of Japanese literary culture.

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AI 概述書名「心中的種子」源自唐納德‧基恩頗具影響力的四卷本著作《日本文學史》，其中第一部作品《心中的種子：從遠古時代到十六世紀末的日本文學》便是出版於此。書名象徵潛力和成長，引導讀者了解日本文學的根基，探索奠定其獨特散文和韻律基礎的作品。書名由來書名：《心中的種子》是唐納德‧基恩所寫的日本文學史全書第一卷的書名。 象徵意義：書名本身隱喻性地暗示，在最早的日本寫作形式，甚至文化精髓中，蘊藏著其後複雜文學傳統的潛力。 關於本書作者：本書由著名的日本文學學者和翻譯家唐納德‧基恩撰寫。範圍：涵蓋日本文學史的前九百年，包括《古事記》、《源氏物語》等作品，以及各種形式的詩歌、宮廷小說和戰爭故事。目的：本書既提供學術分析，也提供簡單易懂的介紹，幫助一般讀者理解和欣賞日本文學文化的奠基時期。
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This aim is unsurprising, as Keene notes in his introduction that "This book originated as five lectures, three delivered at the New York Public Library in the spring of 1986, the fourth at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1986, and the last at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1987.....The lectures - and this book - were intended for a general audience..." (from the first page of the Preface).

這個目標並不令人意外，正如基恩在序言中所述：「本書源於五場講座，其中三場於1986年春在紐約公共圖書館舉行，第四場於1986年在加州大學洛杉磯分校舉行，最後一次於1987年在紐約大都會藝術博物館舉行……這些講座——以及本書——都面向序言普通讀者……」（摘自第一頁）。章節

具體來說，本書共五個章節，涵蓋以下主題：日本美學 - （侘寂、物哀等）日本詩歌 - （古典和歌、部分連歌和俳句）日本詩歌的用途日本小說 - （《徒留草》 sic 《徒然草》、吉田兼好、《南總里見八犬傳》（日語：南総里見八犬伝／なんそうさとみはっけんでん Nansōsatomi hakkenden），常被簡稱為《八犬傳》，是一套19世紀時的日本讀本（一種類似中文領域中 ...《八犬傳？》）

日本戲劇 - （能劇、歌舞伎、文樂）外部連結《紐約時報》書評唐納德‧基恩，《日本文學的樂趣》。 ISBN 0-231-06736-4。本書封面；選自住吉谷井（1631-1705）的《三十六詩仙圖》作者：唐納德‧基恩封面藝術家：住在吉谷井；設計：Jennifer Dossin 國家：美國語言：英語叢書：亞洲研究指南主題：日本文學（詩歌、戲劇和小說）體裁：學術出版商：哥倫比亞大學出版社出版日期：1988

Chapters

Specifically, its five chapters deal with:

Japanese Aesthetics - (wabi, mono no aware, etc.)

Japanese Poetry - (classical waka, some renga and haiku)

The Uses of Japanese Poetry

Japanese Fiction - (Tsurezuregusa, Yoshida Kenkō, Biography of Eight Dogs)

Japanese Theater - (Noh, Kabuki, Bunraku)

External links

Review in The New York Times

Keene, Donald. The Pleasures of Japanese Literatures. ISBN 0-231-06736-4.

The book's cover; a work from the "Album of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets" by Sumiyoshi Gukei (1631-1705)

Author Donald Keene

Cover artist Sumiyoshi Gukei; design by Jennifer Dossin

Country United States

Language English

Series Companions to Asian studies

Subject Japanese literature (poetry, theater, and fiction)

Genre Academic

Publisher Columbia University Press

Publication date

The Pleasures of Japanese Literature is a short nonfiction work by Donald Keene, which deals with Japanese aesthetics and literature; it is intended to be less academic and encyclopedic than his other works dealing with Japanese literature such as Seeds in the Heart, but better as an introduction for students and laymen. This aim is unsurprising, as Keene notes in his introduction that "This book originated as five lectures, three delivered at the New York Public Library in the spring of 1986, the fourth at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1986, and the last at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1987.....The lectures - and this book - were intended for a general audience..." (from the first page of the Preface).