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The Izumi Shikibu Nikki

By: Izumi Shikibu

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Izumi Shikibu (978- ), a prominent member of the Heian court, was perhaps the greatest her country has ever known. In this diary Shikibu shares with every turn in her tempestuous relationship with Prince Atsumichi, a relationship that began with the casual exchange of poems, and culminated in her joining the prince at the imperial court.

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174

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Toyo Press

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ISBN 10

9492722224

ISBN 13

9789492722225

The Ink Dark Moon

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

By: Ono no Komachi,Izumi Shikibu

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The Ink Dark Moon

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

By: Ono no Komachi,Izumi Shikibu

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.

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241

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Vintage

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0804153590

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9780804153591

The Ink Dark Moon

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

By: Ono no Komachi,Izumi Shikibu

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

By: Ono no Komachi,Izumi Shikibu

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Vintage

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0804153590

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9780804153591

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

By: Murasaki Shikibu,Izumi Shikibu,Lady Sarashina

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Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

By: Murasaki Shikibu,Izumi Shikibu,Lady Sarashina

The Heian period (794-1186AD) of Japanese history - the setting of The Tale of Genji - was an era of unsurpassed refinement in art and literature, in which women played a unique role. Dominated by the mighty Fujiwara clan, the Japanese court was the bright centre of a world in which rare and exquisite taste in poetry, art, calligraphy, dress, incense, colour, even the selection of gifts, was cultivated to an amazing degree. This gossamer veil of beauty masked another reality of political intrigue and passionate rivalries which intensified the heady atmosphere of a court in which flirtations and love affairs were endemic. Cultivated and artistic women held a privileged position at court, and they perfected the literary genre of diaries that combined subtlety, strength and starkness in their depictions of life in this enclosed and dream-like world. These diaries are among the jewels of Japanese literature and three are presented here - The Sarashina Diary, the Diary of Izumi Shikibu and the Diary of Murasaki Shikibu - with an introduction by the poet Amy Lowell, an early admirer of Japanese literature.

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265

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Routledge

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1136213864

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9781136213861

Japanese Gothic Tales

By: Kyoka Izumi

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Japanese Gothic Tales

By: Kyoka Izumi

Resisting the various forms of realism popular during the Meiji "enlightenment," Izumi Kyoka (1873-1939) was among the most popular writers who continued to work in the old-fashioned genres of fantasy, mystery, and romance. Gothic Tales makes available for the first time a collection of stories by this highly influential writer, whose decadent romanticism led him to envision an idiosyncratic world--a fictive purgatory --precious and bizarre though always genuine despite its melodramatic formality. The four stories presented here are among Kyoka's best-known works. They are drawn from four stages of the author's development, from the "conceptual novels" of 1895 to the fragmented romanticism of his mature work. In the way of introduction, Inouye presents a clear analysis of Kyoka's problematic stature as a "great gothic writer" and emphasizes the importance of Kyoka's work to the present reevaluation of literary history in general and modern Japanese literature in particular. The extensive notes that follow the translation serve as an intelligent guide for the reader, supplying details about each of the stories and how they fit into the pattern of mythic development that allowed Kyoka to deal with his fears in a way that sustained his life and, as Mishima Yukio put it, pushed the Japanese language to its highest potential.

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218

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824817893

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9780824817893

In Light of Shadows

More Gothic Tales by Izumi Kyōka ; Translated and with Essays by Charles Shirō Inouye

By: Kyōka Izumi

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In Light of Shadows

More Gothic Tales by Izumi Kyōka ; Translated and with Essays by Charles Shirō Inouye

By: Kyōka Izumi

In Light of Shadows is the long-awaited second volume of short fiction by the Meiji-TaishÅ writer Izumi KyÅ ka. It includes the famous novella Uta andon (A story by lantern light), the bizarre, anti-psychological story "Mayu kakushi no rei' (A quiet obsession), and KyÅ ka's hauntingly erotic final work, "RukÅ shyinsÅ " (The heart-vine), as well as critical discussions of each of these three tales. Translator Charles Inouye places KyÅ ka's "literature of shadows" (ka no bungaku) within a worldwide gothic tradition even as he refines its Japanese context. Underscoring KyÅ ka's relevance for a contemporary international audience, Inouye adjusts Tanizaki Jun'ichirÅ 's evaluation of KyÅ ka as the most Japanese of authors by demonstrating how the writer's paradigm of the suffering heroine can be linked to his exposure to Christianity, to a beautiful American woman, and to the aesthetic of blood sacrifice. In Light of Shadows masterfully conveys the magic allusiveness and elliptical style of this extraordinary writer, who Mishima Yukio called "the only genius of modern Japanese letters.

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202

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Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd

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ISBN 10

0824828240

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9780824828240

In Light of Shadows

More Gothic Tales by Izumi Kyoka

By: Kyoka Izumi

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In Light of Shadows

More Gothic Tales by Izumi Kyoka

By: Kyoka Izumi

In Light of Shadows is the long-awaited second volume of short fiction by the Meiji-Taishô writer Izumi Kyôka. It includes the famous novella Uta andon (A story by lantern light), the bizarre, antipsychological story "Mayu kakushi no rei" (A quiet obsession), and Kyôka’s hauntingly erotic final work, "Rukôshinsô" (The heartvine), as well as critical discussions of each of these three tales. Translator Charles Inouye places Kyôka’s "literature of shadows" (kage no bungaku) within a worldwide gothic tradition even as he refines its Japanese context. Underscoring Kyôka’s relevance for a contemporary international audience, Inouye adjusts Tanizaki Jun’ichirô’s evaluation of Kyôka as the most Japanese of authors by demonstrating how the writer’s paradigm of the suffering heroine can be linked to his exposure to Christianity, to a beautiful American woman, and to the aesthetic of blood sacrifice. In Light of Shadows masterfully conveys the magical allusiveness and elliptical style of this extraordinary writer, who Mishima Yukio called "the only genius of modern Japanese letters.

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192

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824845587

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9780824845582

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The Izumi Shikibu Nikki

The Izumi Shikibu Nikki

The Ink Dark Moon

The Ink Dark Moon

The Ink Dark Moon

The Ink Dark Moon

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan

Japanese Gothic Tales

Japanese Gothic Tales

In Light of Shadows

In Light of Shadows

In Light of Shadows

In Light of Shadows

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