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The Ink dark moon : love poems / by Ono no Komachi & Izumi Shikibu ; translated by Jane Hirshfield and Mariko Aratani.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: Vintage classicsPublication details: New York : Vintage Books, 1990.Edition: 1st Vintage classics edDescription: xxi, 212 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0679729585 :
  • 9780679729587
Contained works:
  • Izumi Shikibu, b. 974? Poems. English. Selections. 1990
  • Ono, Komachi, 9th cent. Poems. English. Selections. 1990
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 895.6114 I56 Available Noted some wrinkly pages in the front. 7-17-18 33111005473422
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

These translated poems were written by 2 ladies 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.

Translation of selected Japanese poems by women of the ancient court of Japan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212).

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