Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
日本近代歌謡史
A History of Modern Japanese Popular Song is Sawa Nishizawa's large-scale study of modern Japanese song. It historically traces forms such as enka, street ballads, military songs, and popular songs, systematizing the relationship between modern society and song.
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Work Information
The movements of modern Japanese society emerge as a history of sung words and melodies.
Published by Ofusha in three volumes, this major work treats song after the Meiji period at the intersection of social, performing-arts, and literary history, offering an overview of diverse song traditions.
Review Summaries
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Its breadth of documentation and historical scope are valued, and it is cited as a foundational work in the study of Japanese popular song.
Book Information
- Publisher
- おうふう
- Published
- 1990-11-01
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784273022341
- ISBN-10
- 4273022346
- Price
- 38485 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
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Related Literary Awards
- Mainichi Publishing Culture Award Edition 45 (1991) ・special award