Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Penguin Classics, 2014
ISBN 10: 0141192100 ISBN 13: 9780141192109
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Published by Penguin Classics, 2014
ISBN 10: 0141192100 ISBN 13: 9780141192109
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Published by Columbia University Press, New York, 1967
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-library w/usual stamps & stickers. Pages clean; binding tight; minor wear to covers; lacks a dustjacket. 213 pages. Illustrated. English translation by Donald Keene. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".
Published by Tuttle, Rutland, VT, 1981
ISBN 10: 4805306319 ISBN 13: 9784805306314
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Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Cosimo Classics, 2024
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Penguin Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 0141192100 ISBN 13: 9780141192109
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Condition: New. pp. 256.
Published by Cosimo Classics 4/15/2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Essays in Idleness 0.27. Book.
Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. Yoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352) was a Buddhist priest, a reclusive scholar and poet who had ties to the aristocracy of medieval Japan. Despite his links to the Imperial court, Kenko spent much time in seclusion and mused on Buddhist and Taoist teachings. His Essays in Idleness is a collection of his thoughts on his inner world and the world of Japanese life in the fourteenth century. He touched on topics as diverse as the benefits of the simple life ("There is indeed none but the complete hermit who leads a desirable life"), solitude ("I am happiest when I have nothing to distract me and I am completely alone"), lust ("What a weakly thing is this heart of ours"), the impermanence of this world ("Truly the beauty of life is its uncertainty"), and reading ("To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations--such is a pleasure beyond compare"). To enter Kenko's world is to enter a world of intimate observations, deceptively simple wisdom, and surprising wit.
Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
Seller: 369 Bookstore _[~ 369 Pyramid Inc ~]_, Dover, DE, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. Yoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352) was a Buddhist priest, a reclusive scholar and poet who had ties to the aristocracy of medieval Japan. Despite his links to the Imperial court, Kenko spent much time in seclusion and mused on Buddhist and Taoist teachings. His Essays in Idleness is a collection of his thoughts on his inner world and the world of Japanese life in the fourteenth century. He touched on topics as diverse as the benefits of the simple life (\"There is indeed none but the complete hermit who leads a desirable life\"), solitude (\"I am happiest when I have nothing to distract me and I am completely alone\"), lust (\"What a weakly thing is this heart of ours\"), the impermanence of this world (\"Truly the beauty of life is its uncertainty\"), and reading (\"To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations--such is a pleasure beyond compare\"). To enter Kenko\'s world is to enter a world of intimate observations, deceptively simple wisdom, and surprising wit.
Published by Tuttle Shokai Inc, Kawasaki, 2018
ISBN 10: 4805306319 ISBN 13: 9784805306314
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Between 1330 and 1332, the Buddhist priest Kenko, having as he put it "nothing better to do" turned to his inkstone and brushes. He jotted down his thoughts, observations, and opinions; anecdotes that he found interesting, amusing, or instructive; accounts of customs and ceremonies-everything that seemed to him worthy of preservation. Donald Keene's complete translation admirably presents this extraordinarily influential Japanese classic.The little essays-none of them more than a few pages in length, and some consisting of but two or three sentences-give us the self-portrait of a most engaging gentleman. He loves the past: every scrap of tradition is precious to him. He is haunted by transience, by the vanity of human desires and ambitious, by the inevitable approach of death. He values modesty and simplicity, even as he appreciates subtlety and formality. Sometimes he contradicts himself, as a journal keeper may so easily do, but these lapses are in themselves endearing.However Kenko is consistent in his statement of the peculiarly Japanese aesthetic principle: beauty is intrinsically bound to its perishability. The imperfect, the irregular, the understated, beginnings and endings-these have a charm of their own which surpasses that of completion. However Kenko is consistent in his statement of the peculiarly Japanese aesthetic principle: beauty is intrinsically bound to its perishability. The imperfect, the irregular, the understated, beginnings and endings-these have a charm of their own which surpasses that of completion. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: New. Yoshida Kenko (c. 1283-1352) was a Buddhist priest, a reclusive scholar and poet who had ties to the aristocracy of medieval Japan. Despite his links to the Imperial court, Kenko spent much time in seclusion and mused on Buddhist and Taoist teachings. His Essays in Idleness is a collection of his thoughts on his inner world and the world of Japanese life in the fourteenth century. He touched on topics as diverse as the benefits of the simple life ("There is indeed none but the complete hermit who leads a desirable life"), solitude ("I am happiest when I have nothing to distract me and I am completely alone"), lust ("What a weakly thing is this heart of ours"), the impermanence of this world ("Truly the beauty of life is its uncertainty"), and reading ("To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations--such is a pleasure beyond compare"). To enter Kenko's world is to enter a world of intimate observations, deceptively simple wisdom, and surprising wit.
Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Columbia University Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0231112556 ISBN 13: 9780231112550
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Published by Cosimo, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Tuttle Shokai Inc
ISBN 10: 4805306319 ISBN 13: 9784805306314
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ISBN 10: 4805306319 ISBN 13: 9784805306314
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Published by Tuttle Shokai Inc
ISBN 10: 4805306319 ISBN 13: 9784805306314
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Published by Penguin Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 0141192100 ISBN 13: 9780141192109
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Published by Cosimo Inc, 2009
ISBN 10: 1605208051 ISBN 13: 9781605208053
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Published by Cosimo Inc, 2009
ISBN 10: 1605208051 ISBN 13: 9781605208053
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Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Cosimo Classics, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Cosimo Inc, 2005
ISBN 10: 1596050624 ISBN 13: 9781596050624
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Published by Cosimo Inc, 2024
ISBN 10: 1605208051 ISBN 13: 9781605208053
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Published by Columbia University Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0231112556 ISBN 13: 9780231112550
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