Recently published by the Harvard University Asia Center: Court Poetry and the Culture of Learning in Japan, by Ariel Stilerman

(available in hardcover and EPUB from Harvard University Press) 

Once the exclusive domain of the aristocracy, classical Japanese poetry (waka) underwent a remarkable transformation in the medieval period, becoming a dynamic tool for cultural education embraced by warriors, monks, merchants, and commoners alike. Ariel Stilerman investigates this evolution in Court Poetry and the Culture of Learning in Japan by examining not only poetic treatises but also overlooked genres—encyclopedias, professional manuals, Buddhist essays, literary primers, didactic fiction, and popular tales.

This and other books published by the Harvard University Asia Center are available for purchase from the Harvard University Press.