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Genji’s Visual Odyssey

Julia_M November 17, 2023 No Comments Arts & Photography Criticism Family Saga Fiction Historical Japan Biographies Japanese 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 & Fiction Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Literature & 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 & Criticism Chinese History (Books)Eastern Philosophy (Books)General China Travel Guides Historical Japan Biographies Japanese History (Books)Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Medieval 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 Criticism Asian Poetry (Kindle Store)Essays (Books)Haiku & Japanese Poetry Japanese Literary Criticism (Books)Japanese Literature Japanese 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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