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A Hundred Verses from Old Japan: Bilingual Edition
A Hundred Verses from Old Japan: Bilingual Edition (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)
William N. Porter (Translator)
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 4805308532   DDC: 895   Edition: Paperback; 2007-09-15

Summary:

A Hundred Verses from Old Japan was originally collected in the
thirteenth century. One of the most popular anthologies of Japanese
classical poetry, this collection comprises love poems and "picture
poems" describing scenes from nature in tanka form, thumbnail
sketches compressed into thirty-one syllables.

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Dewey Class: 895 -- Literatures of East & Southeast Asia

Book Details:

Physical Description: 5.1"x7.8"x0.6"; 0.2 lb; 224 pages
Edition Info: Paperback; 2007-09-15

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