| Description |
xviii, 134 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Note |
At head of title: Eastern love. |
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"First published privately in London in 1928 for subscribers to a set entitled: Eastern love." |
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"Comrade loves of the samurai" are retranslated stories from "Contes d'amour des samouraïs," a translation by Ken Sato, and "Songs of the geishas" are retranslated selections from G. Morphy's "Le livre des geisha" and from E. Steinilber-Oberlin and H. Iwamura's "Chansons des geishas." |
| Contents |
Comrade loves of the samurai. Love vowed to the dead -- All comrade-lovers die by hara-kiri -- He followed his friend into the other world, after torturing him to death -- He died to save his lover -- The soul of a young man smitten with love follows his lover on a journey -- The tragic love of two enemies -- They loved each other even to extreme old age -- A samurai becomes a beggar through his love for a page -- An actor loved his patron, even as a flint seller -- Letter from a Buddhist priest telling his friend that his lover comes to him -- At last rewarded for his constancy -- He rids himself of his foes with the help of his lover -- Love long concealed. |
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Songs of the geishas. Songs. |
| Subject |
Japanese poetry -- Translations into English.
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Mathers, E. Powys (Edward Powys), 1892-1939.
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| Added Title |
Selections. English. 1972
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Songs of the geishas.
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Eastern love.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693. Selections. English. 1972. Comrade loves of the samurai. Rutland, Vt., Tuttle [1972] (OCoLC)646949062 |
| ISBN |
0804810249 |
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9780804810241 |
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