Book (Practical) English Bridges Over the Road of Shikishima The Hundred Poems by Emperor Meiji

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The 170th anniversary of Emperor Meiji's birth and the 110th anniversary of his death. Now is the time to bring the spirit of Meiji to the world! From his work of translating which he devoted his heart and blood for more than half a century, the essence of his work is delivered in a bilingual format. During his lifetime, Emperor Meiji composed nearly 100,000 waka poems. It is regarded as an important historical material to know Emperor Meiji as well as Ki 』 (Chronicle) of Emperor 『 Meiji. The translator came to Japan as a naval officer, met 『 Manyoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves) 』) to study Japanese poetry, and at the recommendation of his teacher Donald Keene, he translated Japanese poems made by Emperor Meiji. It also contains "The Story of a Translator" which the translator himself describes as a beautiful example of Japan-U. S. cultural exchange after World War II. Commentary and Kazuhiro Nagata