@article{812883,
      recid = {812883},
      author = {Keene, Donald, and Shiba, Ryōtarō, and Gonzalez, Tony, and  Keene, Donald. and Shiba, Ryōtarō,},
      title = {Edo Japan encounters the world : conversations between  Donald Keene and Shiba Ryotaro /},
      pages = {137 pages ;},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {"'Edo Japan encounters the world' continues the  conversation, begun nearly twenty years earlier in 'The  people and culture of Japan,' between scholar of Japanese  literature Donald Keene and historical novelist Shiba  Ryotaro. In discussions that took place inn Osaka and Kyoto  from 1989 to 1990, these two penetrating and original  observers of Japanese culture turn their attention to the  long peace of the Edo period (1603-1868), when Japan  developed in relative isolation from outside influence.  From analysis of literary masters like Basho and Chikamatsu  to critiques of the repressive aspects of Edo life, their  exchanges bring much insight to this often romanticized  period of Japanese history"--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/812883},
}