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Matsuo Basho and The Three Kingdoms

Julia_M June 16, 2025 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismCultural & Ethnic StudiesHaiku & Japanese PoetryJapanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese LiteratureLiterary Movements & PeriodsLove PoemsNature PoetryShort Stories Anthologies

Below is a note I sent on Christmas Day, 25 Dec 2011, to my lawyers from Mount Fuji, Japan, while on tour. Merry Christmas from…

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Genji’s Visual Odyssey

Julia_M November 17, 2023 No Comments Arts & Photography CriticismFamily Saga FictionHistorical Japan BiographiesJapanese Literary Criticism (Books)Literary Fiction (Books)

The Tale of Genji is a tale composed by a Japanese court lady during the fabulous Heian period. No other work of literature pre and…

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Zen Buddhism

Julia_M November 15, 2023 No Comments Classic Literature & FictionJapanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese LiteratureLiterature & Fiction (Books)Teen & Young Adult Books

Zen Buddhism is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School. The Chan School started in…

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The Tang China & Japan

Julia_M September 27, 2021 No Comments Asian Literary History & CriticismChinese History (Books)Eastern Philosophy (Books)General China Travel GuidesHistorical Japan BiographiesJapanese History (Books)Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese LiteratureMedieval Literary Criticism (Books)

The record of a pilgrimage to China in search of the law. This is a 2020 reprint of a translation originally published in 1955. It…

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Enjoying Haiku

Julia_M September 10, 2020 No Comments Asian Literary CriticismAsian Poetry (Kindle Store)Essays (Books)Haiku & Japanese PoetryJapanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese LiteratureJapanese Poetry & Haiku

To enjoy haiku one must read it in small doses. Here are 3 excellent choices which I bought at the British Museum.

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