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POEMS FROM THE MANYOSHU

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on Third Programme

Translated and introduced by Geoffrey Bownas
The Manyoshu was the first great anthology of Japanese poetry. Compiled in the latter half of the 8th century A.D., it included poems from as early as the 5th. The poets represented range from emperor, prince, and courtier to fisherman and frontier-guard.
Readers: Nakamura Miyako
Tokugawa Tsunenari
Olive Gregg , Godfrey Kenton
Music composed by Yuize Shinichi and played on two koto by the composer and Nakashima Yasuko
Production by Anthony Thwaite

Contributors

Introduced By:
Geoffrey Bownas
Readers:
Nakamura Miyako
Readers:
Tokugawa Tsunenari
Readers:
Olive Gregg
Unknown:
Godfrey Kenton
Composed By:
Yuize Shinichi
Production By:
Anthony Thwaite
Source: Radio Times

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