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POETRY COLLECTION ClassicalPoems of Japan

Classical Poems of Japan

Poets of the Manyōshū and Kokinshū · 45 poems · 59 pages · free to read

Love songs, seasons and short stanzas from Japan’s oldest poetry anthologies, translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain.

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Contents

  1. Love is Pain Anonymous (open in book)
  2. No Tidings Anonymous (open in book)
  3. Homeward Anonymous (open in book)
  4. Love is All (open in book)
  5. He Comes Not Anonymous (open in book)
  6. A Damsel Crossing a Bridge Anonymous (open in book)
  7. Secret Love Anonymous (open in book)
  8. Rain and Snow Anonymous (open in book)
  9. Mount Mikash Akahito (open in book)
  10. Spring and Autumn Ohogimi (open in book)
  11. Spring Anonymous (open in book)
  12. Recollections of My Children Yamagami-no Okura (open in book)
  13. The Brook of Hatsúse Anonymous (open in book)
  14. A Very Ancient Ode Anonymous (open in book)
  15. Ode to the Cuckoo Anonymous (open in book)
  16. Short Stanza I Anonymous (open in book)
  17. Short Stanza II Sosei (open in book)
  18. Short Stanza III Yukihara (open in book)
  19. Short Stanza IV Ise (open in book)
  20. Short Stanza V Narihira (open in book)
  21. Short Stanza VI Sosei (open in book)
  22. Short Stanza VII Kuronushi (open in book)
  23. Short Stanza VIII Sosei (open in book)
  24. Short Stanza IX Hitomaro (attributed) (open in book)
  25. Short Stanza X Heñzeu (open in book)
  26. Short Stanza XI Anonymous (open in book)
  27. Short Stanza XII Chisato (open in book)
  28. Short Stanza XIII Anonymous (open in book)
  29. Short Stanza XIV (Autumn) Asayasu (open in book)
  30. Short Stanza XV (Autumn) Yasuhide (open in book)
  31. Short Stanza XVI (Autumn) Toshiyuki (open in book)
  32. Short Stanza XVII (Autumn) Sekiwo (open in book)
  33. Short Stanza XVIII (Autumn) Narihira (open in book)
  34. Short Stanza XIX (Winter) Tsurayuki (open in book)
  35. Short Stanza XX (Winter) Fukayabu (open in book)
  36. Short Stanza XXI (Congratulations) Anonymous (open in book)
  37. Short Stanza XXII (Congratulations) Okikaze (open in book)
  38. Short Stanza XXIII (Congratulations) Sosei (open in book)
  39. Short Stanza XXIV (Parting) Anonymous (open in book)
  40. Short Stanza XXV (Travelling) Hitomaro (attributed) (open in book)
  41. Short Stanza XXVIII (Love) Anonymous (open in book)
  42. Short Stanza XXXI (Love) Komachi (open in book)
  43. Short Stanza XXXII (Love) Yoshiki (open in book)
  44. Short Stanza XXXIII (Love) Tsurayuki (open in book)
  45. Short Stanza XXXIV (Love) Anonymous (open in book)

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Poets in this book

The poems in this collection are in the public domain. This is a reading edition, not a Pagine Original.

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