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ISBN: 0486439593
Page Count: 464
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Dating from the eighth century and earlier, the Manyoshu is the oldest Japanese poetry anthology. The 1,000 poems chosen for this famous selection were chosen by a distinguished scholarly committee based on their poetic excellence, their role in revealing the Japanese national spirit and character, and their cultural and historical significance. Text is in English only.
Unabridged republication of The Manyoshu: One Thousand Poems Selected and Translated from the Japanese, published for the Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai by the Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo, 1940.

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