Name: String of Flowers, Untied... Love Poems from the Tale of Genji
ISBN: 9781880656624

by Reichhold, Jane, Shikubu, Murasaki, Kawamura, Hatsue

String of Flowers, Untied... Love Poems from the Tale of Genji

by Reichhold, Jane, Shikubu, Murasaki, Kawamura, Hatsue

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ISBN-13: 9781880656624
ISBN: 1880656620
Publication Date: 2002
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press

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Reichhold, Jane, Shikubu, Murasaki, Kawamura, Hatsue

SUMMARY

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.Reichhold, Jane is the author of 'String of Flowers, Untied... Love Poems from the Tale of Genji', published 2002 under ISBN 9781880656624 and ISBN 1880656620.

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