Ten Thousand Leaves: Love Poems from the Japanese - Softcover
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The Manyoshu is the great literary work of eighth century Japan, a collection comprising works 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.
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Background information on ancient Japanese society accompanies poems about forced separations, unrequited love, sacrifice, love, and marriage.
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- PublisherOverlook Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0879512407
- ISBN 13 9780879512408
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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