Grass Hill - (Translations from the Oriental Classics) by Gensei (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Gensei, a seventeenth century Nichiren sect monk, composed poetry in Chinese and was a leading figure among the literary elite of his era.
- About the Author: Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese.
- 116 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Asian
- Series Name: Translations from the Oriental Classics
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About the Book
Gensei, a seventeenth century Nichiren sect monk, composed poetry in Chinese and was a leading figure among the literary elite of his era. "Grass Hill" offers translations of over sixty of these poems, as well as a dozen prose pieces and an extensive introduction to Gensei's work.
Book Synopsis
Gensei, a seventeenth century Nichiren sect monk, composed poetry in Chinese and was a leading figure among the literary elite of his era. "Grass Hill" offers translations of over sixty of these poems, as well as a dozen prose pieces and an extensive introduction to Gensei's work.About the Author
Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .71 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 116
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Asian
Series Title: Translations from the Oriental Classics
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Gensei
Language: English
Street Date: May 9, 1983
TCIN: 1001840305
UPC: 9780231056069
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-6747
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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