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The Modern Murasaki: Writing by Women of Meiji Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture) Review

“The Modern Murasaki” is one of those rare definitive anthologies, the kind that constitutes a cornerstone contribution to the field while being just in and of itself profoundly interesting and enjoyable to read cover to cover. Within its pages are translations of literary works written during the Meiji era (1868-1911) by Japanese women of various temperaments and backgrounds, all of whom though sought more out of life than the role of “good wife, wise mother” dictated to them. And it’s a good thing they did, too, because modern Japanese literature would be much the poorer without the excellent stories, poems, plays, and essays found herein–highly thought-provoking or deeply moving, terribly heart-wrenching or wonderfully entertaining, but all noteworthy and significant.

In many respects too this is an important anthology. Of course it vastly expands the horizons of what we think of as Meiji literature, but the works here are also key representative texts rather than the footnotes of literary history; I know for certain that I have come across countless references to Kishida Toshiko’s speech/essay “Daughters in Boxes” in who knows how many historical studies and such, but now finally I got the chance to actually read the real thing for myself. The translations are of an exceptional quality, too, carefully accurate and scholarly and yet vibrant and accessibly literary. Furthermore, the selections seem carefully chosen so as to be equally relevant both in terms of literature and social history, making this book extremely useful to scholars and students in both areas of inquiry–not to mention Women’s Studies in general. Finally, the handy format of this book makes it ideal for classroom use so it should hopefully find its way to many a syllabus, and yet it’s the perfect book to just sit back with at a coffee shop and read for good old-fashioned enjoyment’s sake.

Selections included in this book are:
1. Poems in various styles by Matsunoto Misako, Saisho Atsuko, Shimoda Utako, Nakajima Utako, Higuchi Ichiyo, Nakajima Shoen, Yosano Akiko, Yamakawa Tomiko, Chino Masako, Ishigami Tsuyuko, Okamoto Kanoko, Yazawa Koko, Otsuka Kusuoko, and Takeyama Hideko
2. “Daughters in Boxes” by Kishida Toshiko
3. “Warbler in the Grove” by Miyake Kaho
4. Journal Entries by Higuchi Ichiyo
5. “The Temple of Godai” by Tazawa Inabune
6. “Hiding the Gray” and “Wretched Sights” by Kitada Usurai
7. “How Determined Are Today’s Women Students?”, “The Broken Ring”, and “School for Emigres” by Shimizu Shikin
8. “Wavering Traces” by Hasegawa Shigure
9. “Persimmon Sweets” by Nogami Yaeko
10. “For More than Forty Days” by Mizuno Senko
11. “Lifeblood” and “The Vow” by Tamura Toshiko

The Modern Murasaki: Writing by Women of Meiji Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture) Overview

The first anthology of its kind, The Modern Murasaki brings the vibrancy and rich imagination of women’s writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose, the editors have chosen and carefully translated short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. Selected readings include writings by the public speaker Kishida Toshiko, the dramatist Hasegawa Shigure, the short-fiction writer Shimizu Shikin, the political writer Tamura Toshiko, and the novelists Miyake Kaho, Higuchi Ichiyo, Tazawa Inabune, Kitada Usurai, Nogami Yaeko, and Mizuno Senko. The volume also includes a thorough introduction to each reading, an extensive index listing historical, social, and literary concepts, and a comprehensive guide to further research.

The fierce tenor and bold content of these texts refute the popular belief that women of this era were passive and silent. A vital addition to courses in women’s studies and Japanese literature and history, The Modern Murasaki is a singular resource for students and scholars.

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Calling Home: Working-Class WomenÆs Writings Review

Janet Zandy strives to bring us snapshots, thoughts, and memories of the lives of working class and immigrant women through poetry, testimonials, histories, and short stories. Perhaps the most compelling selections from this anthology are those that deal with the tragedy of the Triangle shirtwaist fire and its aftermath, as Zandy rightly lends that seminal event a key place in the history of the women’s and labor movements. It serves as a suitable classroom companion for students of gender studies, women’s history, labor history, and United States history. Overall, a fascinating read, to be consumed as a whole or in small sections, savory and intimate.

Calling Home: Working-Class WomenÆs Writings Overview

“Meridel Le Sueur, Barbara Smith, Nellie Wong, Judy Grahn, and Sharon Doubiago are among the writers who range through speeches, songs, poetry, essays, and fiction in this moving anthology.” –Ms. Magazine “Powerful in their dailiness, and full of memory, frustration, endurance, and occasionally a softer emotion, these affecting selections deserve a wide audience.” –Feminist Bookstore News “The range of voices raised and experiences represented throughout the book is expansive and liberating, as is the inclusion of any number of unforgettable works by lesser-known writers.” –VLS “Ambitious, eclectic, historically wide-ranging. . . . The multicultural (primarily American) contents range from pieces by Agnes Smedley and Mother Jones to contemporary activist storytellers such as Marge Piercy. . . . The authors . . . write proudly and gratefully about the benefits of working-class life . . . a brave anthology, a very welcome addition to the workbench, the kitchen table, and the bookcase.” –Women’s Review of Books “Rich . . . archival and popular.” –Belles Lettres “Their voices . . . form a chorus that speaks for the majority of women in the United States. They are writers whose theme is the working-class woman, and the ethnic, racial and geographic diversity of the working-class experience.” –San Francisco Examiner “Zandy’s anthology . . . helps us better understand who ‘we’ are and how many of us have been missing from the stories our culture teaches and learns.” –The Literary Review “A powerful and uncompromising collection of essays, stories, poems, and oral histories, and more, reflecting the history and personal experiences of working-class women in America.” –Booklist “What diversity! . . . The works reveal a complexity of working-class experience intricately linked like pieces in a giant jigsaw puzzle.” –New Directions for Women Janet Zandy is a professor of language and literature at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She has published widely on women’s issues.

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John Dee: The Politics of Reading and Writing in the English Renaissance (Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture) Review

John Dee: The Politics of Reading and Writing in the English Renaissance (Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture) Overview

This text presents a reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England’s most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated eccentric philosopher, Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly and commercial circles of his day. The centrepiece of Dee’s life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern “think tank”. There he lived, worked and entertained some of the period’s most influential intellectuals and politicians. Sherman discusses Dee’s household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers an account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes, providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion.

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Motivation should play a big part in your quest for weight loss. Maybe in the past the motivation has not always been there. Perhaps you have started a diet and never saw it through to the end, maybe it did not live up to your expectations and you never really felt that it was the right diet for you. chances are this may have happened to you more than once,for whatever reasons you never quite manage to stick to your diets whether they worked for you or not.

This does not mean that you are always destined to fail with your dieting, you can use a few simple ideas to keep yourself motivated that will make it easier to stick to your diet programs.

1. One of the best ways to keep yourself motivated during your dieting is to reward yourself. If you have achieved something that you are pleased with, maybe you would reward yourself with a treat, maybe something nice to eat, such as sweets or cakes, etc. Now if you reach a landmark in your dieting, like losing 5lb or whatever target you set, you should give yourself a nice treat. Not a food reward of course, but anything else like a book, cd, or a new item of clothes maybe, or it could be that you treat yourself to a little pampering. Anyway, it can be entirely up to you. The real motivation will be that you have reached another one of your targets, your reward will make the experience a bit more pleasurable.

2. Always keep a record of what you are achieving with your diet. You can use a spreadsheet on a PC or just write it down in a book. As you see the progress you are making with your weight loss program, it will motivate you on to further achievements. Keep a record of things like your weight and measurements will stop you falling back into old habits and putting the weight back on. You should also keep a food diary of your potion sizes and calorie intake. This will be important for your long term weight loss, as it is no point in eating healthy meals if your potions are too big.

3. During your dieting failures in the past, you have probably developed emotional eating habits. Have you over eaten when you are down?, had a bigger helping when you are angry or frustrated?. If you can face up to the emotions that will cause you to overeat, you will be on the way to being able to control your weight.

4. Being able to say no when people are trying to tempt to have that “piece of cake”. There will always be people that will try to tempt you off your diet, not that they mean for you to fail with your dieting, it’s just that “it won’t hurt you”, when in fact it undermines all the good work you have accomplished so far. If you can resist this temptation from the start then each time it happens, saying a polite no will come easier.

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