This event is in the past.It took place on May 7, 2026 at Encina Commons.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkThe Townsman as Text: Reading Tokugawa Merchant Literature
At Encina Commons
Stanford
Dive into how Japan's first urban class invented themselves through stories. This free book talk explores 17th-century merchant literature, where writers like Saikaku turned shopkeepers into characters and commerce into culture.
Academic lecture
Japanese literature
Free event
Urban history
Tips
đź“šbased on Gaubatz's new book from Columbia University Press
The Townsman as Text: Reading Tokugawa Merchant Literature
At Encina Commons
Stanford
Literature TalkLiterature TalkDive into how Japan's first urban class invented themselves through stories. This free book talk explores 17th-century merchant literature, where writers like Saikaku turned shopkeepers into characters and commerce into culture.
Academic lecture
Japanese literature
Free event
Urban history
Tips
đź“šbased on Gaubatz's new book from Columbia University Press
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