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Highlights
- Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home contains translations of two hundred of Saigyo's poems.
- About the Author: Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese.
- 252 Pages
- Poetry, Asian
- Series Name: Translations from the Asian Classics
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About the Book
This collection includes two hundred poems of Saigyo (1119-1190), one of the most well-known and influential of the traditional Japanese poets.Book Synopsis
Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home contains translations of two hundred of Saigyo's poems. His poems are almost all written in the thirty-one syllable tanka form, the form most favored in Japanese court poetry.From the Back Cover
Poems of a Mountain Home contains translations of two hundred of Saigyos poems. The translations follow the traditional topical arrangement used in Japanese editions of Saigyos work, allowing the reader to appreciate the poet's celebration of each season of the year.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, Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by ColumbiDimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Translations from the Asian Classics
Sub-Genre: Asian
Genre: Poetry
Number of Pages: 252
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Saigyo
Language: English
Street Date: May 7, 1992
TCIN: 88843154
UPC: 9780231074933
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-3639
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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