| River of Stars: Selected Poems of Yosano Akiko Contributor(s): Akiko, Yosano (Author), Matsui Gibson, Keiko (Translator), Hamill, Sam (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1570621462 ISBN-13: 9781570621468 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1997 Annotation: One of the most famous Japanese writers of the 20th century, Yosano Akiko is the author of more than 75 books. Although probably best known for her exquisite erotic poetry, Akiko's work also championed the causes of feminism, pacifism, and social reform. "River of Stars" is her first book presenting the full breadth of her poetic vision. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.614 |
| LCCN: 96025654 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.45 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - East Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yosano Akiko (1878-942) is one of the most famous Japanese writers of the twentieth century. She is the author of more than seventy-five books, including twenty volumes of original poetry and the definitive translation into modern Japanese of the Tale of the Genji. Although probably best known for her exquisite erotic poetry, Akiko's work also championed the causes of feminism, pacifism, and social reform. Akiko's poetry is profoundly direct, often passionate, exposing the complexity of everyday emotions in poetic language stripped of artifice and presenting the full breadth of her poetic vision. Included are ninety-one of Akiko's tanka (a traditional five-line form of verse) and a dozen of her longer poems written in the modern style. |