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Poems of the Five Mountains: An Introduction to the Literature of the Zen Monasteries (Volume 10) (Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies) - Hardcover
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This second, revised edition of a pioneering volume, long out of print, presents translations of Japanese Zen poems on sorrow, old age, homesickness, the seasons, the ravages of time, solitude, the scenic beauty of the landscape of Japan, and monastic life. Composed by Japanese Zen monks who lived from the last quarter of the thirteenth century to the middle of the fifteenth century, these poems represent a portion of the best of the writing called in Japanese gozan bungaku, "literature of the five mountains."
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About the Author
Marian Ury was professor of Japanese literature at the University of California, Davis.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese
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- PublisherU of M Center For Japanese Studies
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 093951253X
- ISBN 13 9780939512539
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages126
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