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The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan

Contributors:

By (Author) Ono no Komachi
By (author) Izumi Shikibu
Translated by Jane Hirshfield
Translated by Mariko Aratani

ISBN:

9780679729587

Publisher:

Random House USA Inc

Imprint:

Vintage Books

Publication Date:

1st December 1990

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

895.61140803

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 131mm, Height 201mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

204g

Description

These translated poems were written by 2 ladies of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D. The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment.

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