1000 Poems from the Manyoshu by Anonymous

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Dating from the eighth century and earlier, the Manyoshu is the oldest Japanese poetry anthology. The 1,000 poems chosen for this famous selection were chosen by a distinguished scholarly committee based on their poetic excellence, their role in revealing the Japanese national spirit and character, and their cultural and historical significance. Text is in English only.

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antiquary 3,543 reviews

Interesting as being the first major collection of Japanese poetry. The quality of the individual poems varies from trite to powerful, but some are very effective.

Dec 12, 2007

languagehat 389 reviews

"Both the oldest and the greatest of Japanese anthologies."

May 16, 2006