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The Zen Poems of Ryokan
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Zen Poems of Ryokan
Contributors:
By (Author) Nobuyuki Yuasa
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
895.6134
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
234
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
312g
Description
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
