Known as the Collection of Myriad Leaves, or the Collection for a Myriad Ages, the Manyoshu is Japan's most significant early anthology of poetry. The poems date from the eighth century and earlier, and their simplicity and sincerity offer glimpses of a literary culture beginning to define itself.The Manyoshu is virtually silent on the topics of war and the martial spirit; explorations of the many forms of love, however, appear throughout the collection's more than 4,000 poems. The poems selected for this volume comprise paeans to conjugal love, celebrations of intense filial piety and the love between brothers and sisters, descriptions of the fierce competition for spouses, and tributes to forbidden attachments. The Manyo poets wrote in a primitively vital and sensuous language as they experimented with form and subject.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
ISBN-13
9780486440415
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89011710
Product Key Features
Book Title
Japanese Love Poems: Selections from the Manyoshu
Author
Evan Bates
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Poetry
Publication Year
2005
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
207mm
Item Width
151mm
Item Weight
132g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Evan Bates
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