The Ink Dark Moon bookcover

The Ink Dark Moon

Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan

Izumi Shikibu 

(Author)

Ono No Komachi 

(Author)

Izumi Shikibu 

(Author)

et al.

Jane Hirshfield 

(Translator)

Mariko Aratani 

(Translator)

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Description

These translated poems were written by two women of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D.

The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment.

Product Details

PublisherVintage
Publish DateOctober 03, 1990
Pages240
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780679729587
Dimensions7.9 X 5.2 X 0.6 inches | 0.5 pounds

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