From the Morning of the World
Poems from the Manyoshu
The Harvill Press
Published on 2. September 1991
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-00-271078-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first English language edition of 76 poems from the "Manyoshu", the earliest surviving collection of Japanese poetry, which was compiled in the mid-eighth century by the poet Otomo no Yakamochi. There are biographical notes on each of the poets included.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-271078-7 (9780002710787)
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