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Just living : poems and prose by the Japanese monk Tonna /
One of the best scholar-translators in the field presents a selection of writings by Tonna (1289--1372), an outstanding medieval Buddhist poet-monk, very little of whose work has been translated until now. Tonna was regarded as the leading Nijo ̄ poet of his day and was known as one of the Four Deva...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Japonés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Translations from the Asian classics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | One of the best scholar-translators in the field presents a selection of writings by Tonna (1289--1372), an outstanding medieval Buddhist poet-monk, very little of whose work has been translated until now. Tonna was regarded as the leading Nijo ̄ poet of his day and was known as one of the Four Deva Kings of the Waka. This anthology contains translations of 134 uta, 16 linked-verse couplets, and selections from a prose narrative, From a Frog at the Bottom of a Well, along with an introduction and explanatory notes, a glossary of important names and places, and a list of sources. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (250 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231500777 9780231500777 |