A String of Flowers, Untied... - Love poems from the Tale of Genji

The love poetry of the __Tale of Genji__ by Lady Murasaki comes alive in an all-new translation. Kiritsubo = The Paulownia Court -- Hahakigi = The Broom Tree -- Utsusemi = The Shell Of The Cicada -- Yūgao = Evening Faces -- Waka Murasaki = Young Lavender -- Suetsumu Hana: Princess Safflower -- Momiji No Ga = Viewing The Autumn Leaves -- Hana No En = The Flower Festival -- Aoi = Heartvine -- Sakaki = The Sacred Tree ; Hana Chiru Sato = Village Of Scattered Blossoms -- Suma -- Akashi -- Mio Tsukushi = Channel Buoys -- Yomogi U = The Wormwood Patch -- Seki Ya = The Gatehouse -- E Awase = A Picture Contest -- Matsu Kaze = Wind In The Pines -- Usugumo = A Rack Of Clouds -- Asagao = Morning Glory -- Otome = The Maiden -- Tamakazura = The Jeweled Garland -- Hatsune = The First Song Of The Nightingale -- Kochō = The Butterflies -- Hotaru = Fireflies -- Tokonatsu = Wild Carnations -- Kagaribi = Flares -- Nowaki = The Typhoon -- Miyuki = The Royal Outing -- Fujibakama = Purple Skirts -- Makibashira = The Black Pine Pillar -- Ume Ga E = A Branch Of Plum -- Fuji No Uraha = Wisteria Leaves. Murasaki Shikibu ; Translated By Jane Reichhold With Hatsue Kawamura. Includes Bibliographical References. Expressions of passion and heartbreak, written by the court lady Murasaki Shikibu a thousand years ago, transcend time and culture in this new translation of poetry from the first 33 chapters of The Tale of Genji . Over 400 tanka poems describe the intricate loveplay and wordplay between men and women of noble breeding, consumed by sexual desire and aesthetic longing. With plot synopses and annotations. Jane Reichhold , one of American's leading tanka poets, has translated Fumi Saito and Akiko Baba. Hatsue Kawamura is editor of The Tanka Journal of Tokyo . Expressions of passion and heartbreak, written by the Japanese court lady Murasaki Shikibu a thousand years ago, transcend time and culture in this new translation of poetry from the first 33 chapters of The Tale of Genji. Over 400 tanka poems describe the intricate loveplay and wordplay between men and women of noble breeding, consumed by sexual desire and aesthetic longing. Without question, Genji Monogatari, brushed by a woman known as Murasaki Shikibu just 1,000 years ago, is the greatest romance novel ever written.