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Ryōkan : Zen Monk-Poet of Japan by Ryōkan (1992, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231044151

ISBN-139780231044158

eBay Product ID (ePID)66064

Product Key Features

Book TitleRyōKan : Zen Monk-Poet of Japan

Number of Pages126 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1992

TopicAsian / Japanese, Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Poetry

AuthorRyōKan

Book SeriesTranslations from the Asian Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0 in

Item Weight5.8 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN77-011140

Dewey Edition19

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal895.1/14

SynopsisWatson includes the representative works of this Tokugawa poet's waka and kanshi works, along with an introduction and the original Japanese poems in romanized form., Ryokan (1758-1831), a Buddhist monk in the Zen sect, was a major figure in Tokugawa poetry. Although a Zen master, he never headed a temple but chose to live alone in simple huts and to support himself by begging. His poems are mainly a record of his daily activities - of chores and outings to gather firewood and edible plants, lonely snow-bound winters, begging expeditions to town, meetings with friends, romps with the village children. At the same time they show us how contented, even joyous, a man could be with a minimum of material possessions, and how rich a spiritual and intellectual life he could enjoy in the midst of poverty.

LC Classification NumberPL797.6