New book announcement: Pleasure in Profit. Popular Prose in Seventeenth-Century Japan

[Laura Moretti]

Dear colleagues and friends,

 

I am writing to announce the publication of my new book Pleasure in Profit. Popular Prose in Seventeenth-Century Japan, which is published by Columbia University Press. 

 

As the title suggest, this is intended to be the first comprehensive study of the birth of Japanese commercial publishing, with a focus on the vibrant world of vernacular popular literature.

 

The book is available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book. You can order the book from the website of Columbia University Press: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/pleasure-in-profit/9780231197236 

 

You can also find it on the usual websites, including Amazon (UK, US) and Bookshop.org.

 

So many of you have been absolutely amazing in helping me write this book. To every one of you goes my heartfelt gratitude. 

 

Best wishes,

Laura 


-- 
Dr Laura Moretti   BA, MA(Cantab), PhD
Senior Lecturer in Pre-modern Japanese Studies
Director of Graduate Studies (Asian and Middle Eastern Studies)
University of Cambridge
Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA (UK)

Emmanuel College
Director of Studies - Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
St Andrew's Street
North Court Z16
Cambridge CB2 3AP (UK)

Most recent publication:
"Adaptation as a Strategy for Participation: The Chikusai Storyworld in Early Modern Japanese Literature." _Japanese Language and Literature_, v. 54, n. 1, p. 67-113, mar. 2020. ISSN 2326-4586. Available at: <http://jll.pitt.edu/ojs/JLL/article/view/75

_Recasting the Past: An Early Modern Tales of Ise for Children_ (Brill, 2016),

Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography: www.wakancambridge.com

[Jingyi Li]

Congratulations! Cannot wait to read it!

Jingyi