Summary
Ihara Saikaku:Saikaku's Last Advice - Eternal Treasure of the Japanese Family
Ihara Saikaku (1642-1693) was a poet, haiku writer, author of erotic works and chronicler of the Tokugawa period, i.e. Edo (1600-1868). Saikaku's Last Advice and The Eternal Treasury of the Japanese Family are truly an inexhaustible source of advice on how to survive and sustain "in this fickle world". In a series of characters and life situations, Saikaku develops a whole range of ancient Japanese customs, ways of life, work and economic habits, failure and success, rough accidents and quiet domestic satisfaction. (KS8)
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