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A poet-priest of the late Edo period, Ryokan (1758-1831) was the most important Japanese poet of his age. This volume contains not only the largest English translation yet made of his principal poems, but also an introduction that sets the poetry in its historical and literary context and a biographical sketch of the poet himself. Originally publi



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*List Of Illustrations, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*Map of the Ryokan Country, pg. 4*Biographical Sketch, pg. 23*Chinese Poems, pg. 43*Japanese Poems, pg. 107*Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf, pg. 169*Explanatory Notes, pg. 183*Glossary of Proper Names, pg. 189*Selected Bibliography, pg. 217

The Zen Poems of Ryokan

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691614984, 978-0691614984
      ISBN10: 0691614989

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A poet-priest of the late Edo period, Ryokan (1758-1831) was the most important Japanese poet of his age. This volume contains not only the largest English translation yet made of his principal poems, but also an introduction that sets the poetry in its historical and literary context and a biographical sketch of the poet himself. Originally publi



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*List Of Illustrations, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*Map of the Ryokan Country, pg. 4*Biographical Sketch, pg. 23*Chinese Poems, pg. 43*Japanese Poems, pg. 107*Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf, pg. 169*Explanatory Notes, pg. 183*Glossary of Proper Names, pg. 189*Selected Bibliography, pg. 217

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