Love Poems from the Japanese (Shambhala Library) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1570629765 ISBN 13: 9781570629761

Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc, 2003

Synopsis

A collection of verse--drawn from classical, medieval, and modern sources--translated from Japanese covers lines about spirituality, love, lust, and many other themes. 15,000 first printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Drawn from classical, medieval and modern sources - including the imperial collections of the Manyoshu and Kokinshu - the poems in this collection are some of the greatest love poems from the Japanese tradition. The poems range in tone from the spiritual longing of an isolated monk to the erotic ecstasy of a court princess - but all share the simplicity and luminosity of language that marks Kenneth Rexroth's verse style.

About the Author:

Sam Hamill is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, essays, and translations from the classical Chinese and Japanese, ancient Greek, Latin, and other languages. He has been a recipient of fellowships from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. He lives near Port Townsend, Washington.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1570629765
• ISBN 13: 9781570629761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176