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The Tales of Ise

The Tales of Ise (伊勢物語, Ise monogatari) is a Japanese uta monogatari, or collection of waka poems and associated narratives, dating from the Heian period. The standard versions have 125 sections or episodes each combining poems and prose, with a total of 209 poems. The work has had decisive impact on later Japanese literature, and it is indeed considered…

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Man'yōshūClassical ChineseKamakura periodSaiōIse Shrine
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Ki no TsurayukiLady Ise
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The Tale of Sagoromo
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Uta monogatariWakaHeian periodKokin wakashūGenji Monogatari
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related to Bibliography · 42
The Tales of Ise → An Ise Monogatari Reader, Asiatic Studies, Boston, Brill, Columbia University Press, December, Donald, Earliest Times, Harvard Journal, Heart, Helen Craig McCullough, History, ISBN, Ise, Japanese Literature, Jay Harris, Joshua Mostow, Keene, Kurtis Hanlon, Late Sixteenth Century
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The Tales of Ise → An, Center, Edo, Ise, Jackson Burke Foundation, Japan, National Treasure, NYPL Digital Gallery, Ogata Korin, Scenes, Tales, The Mary, Tokyo National Museum, University, Virginia Library Electronic Text
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The Tales of Ise → Classical Chinese, Ise, Kashu, Man'yōshū, Narihira, Tales, The, The Tales, This, Volume, Western

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ise tales poems japanese period work narihira isbn monogatari author works central character heian kokin wakashū section narratives sections literature

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The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyRichard Bowring0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyThe Ise0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyHarvard Journal0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyAsiatic Studies0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyDecember0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyJay Harris0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyThe Tales0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyIse0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyNorth Clarendon0.60section
The Tales of Iserelated to BibliographyTuttle Publishing0.60section
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