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A new edition of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry.

The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains 100 short poems on nature, the seasons, travel, and, above all, love. Dating back to the seventh century, these elegant, precisely observed waka poems (the precursor of haiku) express deep emotion through visual images based on a penetrating observation of the natural world. Peter MacMillan's new translation of his prize-winning original conveys even more effectively the beauty and subtlety of this magical collection.

Translated with an introduction and commentary by Peter MacMillan.

One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each: A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 31/05/2018
    ISBN13: 9780141395937, 978-0141395937
    ISBN10: 0141395931

    Number of Pages: 304

    Fiction , Poetry

    Description

    A new edition of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry.

    The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains 100 short poems on nature, the seasons, travel, and, above all, love. Dating back to the seventh century, these elegant, precisely observed waka poems (the precursor of haiku) express deep emotion through visual images based on a penetrating observation of the natural world. Peter MacMillan's new translation of his prize-winning original conveys even more effectively the beauty and subtlety of this magical collection.

    Translated with an introduction and commentary by Peter MacMillan.

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