Multiple meanings: The written word in Japan--past, present, and future : a selection of papers on Japanese language and culture and their translation presented at the Library of Congress

First edition. "A Selection of Papers on Japanese Language and Culture and Their Translation," issued by the Asian Division of The Center for the Book. Papers from symposiums on "Calligraphy and the Japanese Word," "Japanese Literature in Translation," with articles on translating contemporary Japanese poetry and fiction,etc. Appendices of technical terms and historical charts, translation bibliographies, and a note on the Japanese collections at the Library of Congress. Black and white illustrations throughout.