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Episode 76 - The Ten-Thousand Leaves
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23 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2014
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Description
We're turning our attention this week to Japan's first classic of poetry: the Man'yoshu, or the Collection of Ten-Thousand Leaves. We'll trace the origins of the work as well as its cultural impact through the ages, and talk about why it is we should care about a bunch of poems some of which date back to times contemporary with the Roman Empire.
Released:
Nov 8, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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