The Zen Poems of Ryokan / / Nobuyuki Yuasa.
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 biograph...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1981 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Library of Asian Translations ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Map of the Ryōkan Country -- Biographical Sketch -- Chinese Poems -- Japanese Poems -- Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf -- Explanatory Notes -- Glossary of Proper Names -- Selected Bibliography |
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Summary: | 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 published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400857555 9783110649680 9783110413441 9783110413533 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400857555 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nobuyuki Yuasa. |