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by Ono No Komachi (Author), Izumi Shikibu (Author), Jane Hirshfield (Translator)
These translated poems were written by two women of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D.
The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment.Front Jacket
These translated poems were written by 2 ladies of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and eleventh centuries A.D. The poems speak intimately of their authors' sexual longing, fulfillment and disillusionment.