Five poems by women from ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-century Japan offer a glimpse into the love poetry of the Heian period. They speak of longing, intimacy and distance, of fleeting encounters and the quiet ache of waiting for a loved one.

LOVE IN THE HEIAN COURT – Japanische Liebeslyrik des 9., 10. & 11. Jahrhunderts

Name: LOVE IN THE HEIAN COURT – Japanische Liebeslyrik des 9., 10. & 11. Jahrhunderts
SKU: 978-3-69347-011-4
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Authors: Ono no Komachi, Ise, Akazome Emon, Murasaki Shikibu, Koshikibu no Naishi

English translation by Yone Noguchi

German translation from the English by Gordon Kent

Cover design: Louis Houtin

Format: 21 x 14.8 cm

68 pages, softcover, special edition: Printed on uncoated art paper, modelled on traditional washi paper

First edition: October 2026

ISBN: 978-3-69347-011-4

Bilingual edition: German / English

LOVE IN THE HEIAN COURT – Japanische Liebeslyrik des 9., 10. & 11. Jahrhunderts

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