Poems and Prose of the Japanese Monk Tonna
by
Tonna
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2002
The medieval Buddhist poet-monk Tonna (1289–1372) was regarded as the leading poet of his day and a prominent scholar and critic. Despite his commoner status, he was assigned the task of acting as compiler for an imperial anthology of poetry and counted a number of prominent courtiers among his...