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Book SynopsisA selection of writings by Tonna (1289-1372), a medieval Buddhist poet-monk, very little of whose work has been translated before. The anthology contains translations of 134 uta, 16 linked-verse couplets and selections from a prose narrative, "From a Frog at the Bottom of a Well".
Trade ReviewThese translations seem beautifully precise and their number gives us the clearest profile yet of the neglected poet. Japan Times Carter's pristine and graceful translations have guided so many readers through untrammeled territory in Eastern religions. Japanese poet Tonna, for example, wrote in the classical, eliteuta form in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. -- Susan Salter Reynolds Los Angeles Times Book Review Everything about this volume conveys the milieu of the medieval poets simply and sincerely. And for that, its great master was just waiting. -- Linda H. Chance Monumenta Nipponica
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction The Poems From A Frog at the Bottom of a Well: Selections Glossary of Important Names and Places Sources of the Poems Index of First Lines
