Ten Thousand Leaves
Ten Thousand Leaves

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 1988-06-06

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780879512408

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The Manyoshu is the great literary work of eighth century Japan, a collection comprising work from more than four hundred writers. Its richness and nobility of sentiments have made the Manyoshu an object of literary fascination for centuries. Ten Thousand Leaves is a selection of love poems from this magnificent anthology,selected and translated by world renowned scholar Harold Wright and complemented by spectacular period art.

Japanese Love Poems
Japanese Love Poems

Author: Evan Bates

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-06-20

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0486145662

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This original selection of verses from the time-honored collection of Japanese poetry reflects the many facets of love, from paeans to conjugal love to descriptions of fierce competition for spouses. Text is in English only.

Land of the Reed Plains
Land of the Reed Plains

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Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 1996-10-15

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 146291313X

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This collection of Japanese poetry and paintings is a wonderful addition to the collection of any enthusiast of Japanese poetry or culture. Land of the Reed Plains presents a rare and beautiful combination of Japanese lyric genius and artistic mastery. The poetry comes from the Manyoshu, Japan's earliest and greatest anthology and masterpiece of world literature, ably translated by Kenneth Yasuda. The 100 paintings that accompany the poems, each in full color, are the work of the contemporary Japanese artist Sanko Inoue. Their ability to evoke the beauties of an ancient past in a technique that speaks both of tradition and of today, confirms again the high and versatile place Sanko occupies in Japan's art world.

Man’yōshū (Book 5)
Man’yōshū (Book 5)

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Publisher: Global Oriental

Published: 2011-01-25

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 9004212795

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This is the second volume to be published in the 20-volume set. It includes 114 poems (104 tanka, ten choka), traditionally considered to be the zoka genre, although some of them can be classified as benka, since they deal with death and sorrow. It also contains two poems in Chinese. The volume has several long introductions (all written in Chinese) to the poems that follow. All the poems in this volume were composed between AD 724 and 733, which represents a much greater homogeneity in comparison to books one to four. Most of the poems were written by Yamanoue-no Okura (AD660-733), one of the greatest Man’yōshū poets, who was possibly a Korean from Kudara (Paekche), or at least a descendant of Kudara immigrants to Japan. The spelling system in this volume is predominantly phonographic, with only a few exceptions. In addition, the spelling system appears to reflect Early Western Old Japanese, as demonstrated by Bentley (1997, 2002). The same can be said about its overall grammatical features.

Love Poems from the Japanese
Love Poems from the Japanese

Author: Sam Hamill

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1570629765

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An introduction by the poet and translator Sam Hamill, the editor of this collection, and short biographies of the poets are included."--BOOK JACKET.

Written on Water
Written on Water

Author: Takashi Kojima

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2011-11-08

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1462901131

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This collection of classical poetry was selected from the Man'yoshu—the oldest and most important collection of Japanese poetry. Despair and hope are two emotions commonly voiced by poets in the Man'yoshu. Although written over thirteen hundred years ago, the poems retain a rare freshness, an originality that delights and fascinates even today. Part of the collection's originality is due to its variety of authors, from members of the aristocracy to commoners from the lowest ranks. The poems cover a wide range of content and expression, from court poets' highly polished verses to anonymous poems that read like folk songs. Poems about love are common but the treatment of love varies from anguished pinning to wondrous celebration to bitter denunciation. What the various Man'yo poems do have in common is emotional fire, amazing candor, and eloquent expression of feeling not found in later Japanese poetry. It is these characteristics that have earned the Man'yoshu a constant and devoted readership over the centuries.

1000 Poems from the Manyoshu
1000 Poems from the Manyoshu

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-12-13

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 0486123472

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Features 1,000 poems from the oldest Japanese poetry anthology, chosen by a scholarly committee based on their poetic excellence and their role in revealing the Japanese national spirit and character. Text is in English only.

The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature

Author: Haruo Shirane

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-12-31

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1316368289

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The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.

One Hundred Poems from the Chinese
One Hundred Poems from the Chinese

Author: Kenneth Rexroth

Publisher: New Directions Publishing

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780811201803

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The lyrical world of Chinese poetry in faithful translations by Kenneth Rexroth.