The Same Moon Shines on All: The Lives and Selected Poems of Yanagawa Seigan and Kōran

by Yanagawa Seigan

Yanagawa Seigan (1789-1858) and his wife Kōran (1804-79) were two of the great poets of nineteenth-century Japan. They practiced the art of traditional Sinitic poetry--works written in literary Sinitic, or classical Chinese, a language of enduring importance far beyond China's borders. Together, they led itinerant lives, traveling around Japan teaching poetry and selling calligraphy. Seigan established Edo-period Japan's largest poetry society...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231213700
• ISBN13: 9780231213707
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"