Comrade loves of the samurai ; and, Songs of the Geisha
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Comrade loves of the samurai ; and, Songs of the Geisha
（Tuttle classics）
Tuttle Pub., 1972
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Reprint. First published privately in London in 1928 for subscribers to a set entitled Eastern love
Contents of Works
- Comrade loves of the Samurai / Ihara Saikaku
- Songs of the Geishas
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In old Japan, sexual love among the samurai was permissible, and often matured into lifelong companionships. Ihari Saikakku (1642-93) was one of the most illustrious writers of Japan's seventeenth century literary revival. Money and love predominates in most of his incomparable stories. "The Songs of the Geisha" included in this volume is a collection of geisha folk songs composed to be sung to the accompaniment of the shamisen. All of the songs have a charmingly nostalgic quality which fitted well with the time and the circumstances for which they were composed. They are intimately personal, expressing the feelings of the geisha towards their sympathetic listeners. These lyrics, for all their erotic symbolism, are restrained and tactful, and their erotic beauty must be felt rather than heard.
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