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Pleasure in Profit

- Popular Prose in Seventeenth-Century Japan

About Pleasure in Profit

In the first comprehensive study of the birth of Japanese commercial publishing, Laura Moretti investigates the vibrant world of vernacular popular literature. She marshals new data on the magnitude of the seventeenth-century publishing business and highlights the diversity and porosity of its publishing genres.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231197236
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 432
  • Published:
  • December 22, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 234x156x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 620 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 7, 2024

Description of Pleasure in Profit

In the first comprehensive study of the birth of Japanese commercial publishing, Laura Moretti investigates the vibrant world of vernacular popular literature. She marshals new data on the magnitude of the seventeenth-century publishing business and highlights the diversity and porosity of its publishing genres.

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