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The Ink Dark Moon

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

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

By Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu
Translated by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani

By Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu
Translated by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani

By Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu
Translated by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani

By Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu
Translated by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani

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Oct 03, 1990 | ISBN 9780679729587

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Jan 21, 2015 | ISBN 9780804153591

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    About The Ink Dark Moon

    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.

    About The Ink Dark Moon

    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.

    About Ono no Komachi

    Ono no Komachi was a Japanese poet, known as one of the best waka poets of the early Heian period…. More about Ono no Komachi

    About Izumi Shikibu

    Izumi Shikibu was a Japanese poet, born around 976 AD. She is considered by many scholars and literary critics to… More about Izumi Shikibu

    About Ono no Komachi

    Ono no Komachi was a Japanese poet, known as one of the best waka poets of the early Heian period…. More about Ono no Komachi

    About Izumi Shikibu

    Izumi Shikibu was a Japanese poet, born around 976 AD. She is considered by many scholars and literary critics to… More about Izumi Shikibu

    Product Details

    Category: Poetry | Literary Criticism | Literary Collections

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Vintage
    Oct 03, 1990 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679729587

    Category: Poetry | Literary Criticism | Literary Collections

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 21, 2015 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9780804153591
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