β Scribed by Soseki Natsume
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
For the first time, English readers have access to Sosekiβs Spring Miscellany. Originally published as Eijitu Shohin in serial form in the Asahi newspaper in 1909, before appearing in book form, Spring Miscellany is an pastiche of twenty-five sketches, referred to as shohin (little items), heir to the great zuihitsu tradition of discursive prose. These personal vignettes are clearly autobiographical and reveal Sosekiβs kaleidoscopic view of his private world and his interest in authentic, unadorned self-expression.
The stories range from from episodes from his youth to his adult musings. Of special interest are the accounts of Sosekiβs stay in England between 1900 and 1902, where he attended University College, studied privately with W. J. Craig, editor of the Arden Shakespeare, and immersed himself in studying eighteenth-century literature. It was not a happy time for Soseki--he described his stay as βlike a poor dog that had...
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