A string of flowers, untied-- : love poems from the Tale of Genji

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A string of flowers, untied-- : love poems from the Tale of Genji

Murasaki Shikibu ; translated by Jane Reichhold with Hatsue Kawamura

Stone Bridge Press, c2003

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Genji monogatari

源氏物語

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Includes bibliographical references

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Description

Expressions of passion and heartbreak, written by the court lady Murasaki Shikibu a thousand years ago, transcend time and culture in this new translation of poetry from the first 33 chapters of The Tale of Genji. Over 400 tanka poems describe the intricate loveplay and wordplay between men and women of noble breeding, consumed by sexual desire and aesthetic longing. With plot synopses and annotations. Jane Reichhold, one of American's leading tanka poets, has translated Fumi Saito and Akiko Baba. Hatsue Kawamura is editor of The Tanka Journal of Tokyo.

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  • NCID
    BA60874526
  • ISBN
    • 1880656620
  • LCCN
    2002014998
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    jpn
  • Place of Publication
    Berkeley, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xviii, 237 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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