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The Tale of Genji
by Murasaki And Seidenstick  Publisher Comments The Tale of Genji was written in the eleventh century by Murasaki Shikibu, a lady of the Heian court. It is universally recognized as the greatest masterpiece of Japanese prose narrative, perhaps the earliest true novel in the history of the world. Until...
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The Pillow Book (Penguin Classics)
by Sei Shonagon Publisher Comments The classic portrayal of court life in tenth-century Japan Written by the court gentlewoman Sei Shonagon, ostensibly for her own amusement, "The Pillow Book" offers a fascinating exploration of life among the nobility at the height of the Heian period,...
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Japanese Death Poems
by Yoel Hoffman Publisher Comments Although the consciousness of death is in most cultures very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing jisei, or the "death poem" written in...
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Ink Dark Moon : Love Poems By Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan (90 Edition)
by Jane Hirshfield Publisher Comments These translated poems were written by 2 ladies of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D. The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment....
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1000 Poems from the Manyoshu: The Complete Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai Translation
by Manyoshu Publisher Comments Dating from the eighth century and earlier, the "Manyoshu" is the oldest Japanese poetry anthology. The 1,000 poems chosen for this famous selection were chosen by a distinguished scholarly committee based on their poetic excellence, their role in...
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Five Women Who Loved Love
by Saikaku And /de Bary Publisher Comments Translation of an erotic novel first published in 1686 -- describes the floating world of old Japan....
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Shanks Mare
by Ikku Jippensha Publisher Comments A pair of irrepressible scoundrels are the heroes of this madcap chronicle of adventure, full of earthy humor, along the great highway from Tokyo to Kyoto. The lusty tale of their disreputable doings is Japan's most celebrated comic novel. Shank's Mare...
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Genji and Heike: Selections from the Tale of Genji and the Tale of the Heike
by Helen Cr Mccullough Publisher Comments The Tale of the Genji and The Tale of the Heike are the two major works of classical Japanese prose. The complete versions of both works are too long to be taught in one term, and this abridgment answers the need for a one-volume edition of both works...
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Traditional Japanese Poetry : an Anthology (91 Edition)
by Steven D. Carter Publisher Comments This anthology brings togethere in convenient form a rich selection of Japanese poetry in traditional genres dating back from the earliest times to the twentieth century. With more than 1,100 poems, it is the most varied and comprehensive selection of...
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One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan
by Ryokan And Stevens Publisher Comments The hermit-monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of China and Japan. His reclusive life and celebration of nature and the natural life also bring to mind his...
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The Tale of Genji
by Murasaki And Seidenstic Publisher Comments In the eleventh century Murasaki Shikibu, a lady in the Heian court of Japan, wrote the world's first novel. But The Tale of Genji is no mere artifact. It is, rather, a lively and astonishingly nuanced portrait of a refined society where every dalliance...
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics)
by Shikibu Murasaki Publisher Comments A translation of the diary of Japan's most acclaimed prose writer. Part of the "Penguin Classics" fiftieth anniversary promotion....
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Life of an Amorous Man
by Saikaku And Hamada Synopsis First published in 1682, The Life of an Amorous Man depicts the pursuits and follies of the most glorious age of Japan, when wealthy commoners could rise above the warrior caste and indulge in the free and easy life of Japan's pleasure houses. The hero...
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Tales of Tears and Laughter: Short Fiction of Medieval Japan
by Virginia Skord Publisher Comments The stories in this collection constitute just a small portion of a vast body of some four hundred short narratives known as otogizoshi. They represent a cross section of medieval Japan in its richness and complexity, a panoply of life teeming with all...
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The Tales of the Heike (Translations from the Asian Classics)
by Burton Watson Publisher Comments The Tales of the Heike is one of the most influential works in Japanese literature and culture, remaining even today a crucial source for fiction, drama, and popular media. Originally written in the mid-thirteenth century, it features a cast of vivid...
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Ten Foot Square Hut & Tales of the Heike
by A L Sadler Publisher Comments Readers of medieval Japanese literature have long been captivated by its romance and philosophy. In this volume, two acclaimed thirteenth century classics, The Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike, are presented in translation. The Ten Foot Square...
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Dance of the Dust on the Rafters: Selections from Ryojin-Hisho
by Yasuhiko Moriguchi Publisher Comments These folk song, amongst the oldest in Japan, originated in the street, with the common people. These songs resonate with spirit-lusty and devotional, they are visions of love and faith. Filled with diverse feelings and experiences, sung by many voices...
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Japanese Love Poems: Selections from the Manyoshu
by Evan Bates Publisher Comments Japan's most significant early anthology of poetry, the "Manyoshu" explores the many forms of love in the collection's more than 4,000 poems. This original selection of verses comprise the work of poets who write in a primitively vital and sensuous...
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One Hundred Poems From the Japanese (55 Edition)
by Kenneth (translator) Rexroth Publisher Comments It is remarkable that any Westerner--even so fine a poet as Kenneth Rexroth--could have captures in translation so much of the subtle essence of classic Japanese poetry: the depth of controlled passion, the austere elegance of style, the compressed...
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Awesome Nightfall
by William R Lafleur Publisher Comments "Awesome Nightfall" captures the power of Saigyo's poetry and this previously overlooked poet's keen insight into the social and political world of medieval Japan. It also offers a fascinating look into the world of Japanese Buddhism prior to the...
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