About the Author

M. Cody Poulton is Associate Professor in the Department of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. His research interests include modern Japanese fiction and drama and premodern Japanese drama, narrative, and poe

Reviews

"This study fills a gap in the limited English-language studies, is a significant contribution to the field, and is a reference useful for teachers and students alike. Alongside its translation and discussion of plays, the study's broad sweep traverses an impressive selection of Kyoka's early nondramatic fiction, essays, and biographical data . . . The study is encyclopedic in its breadth."
--Nina Cornyetz, in the Journal of Japanese Studies