num_pages: 192
description: Awesome The Life, Times, and Poetry of Saigyo captures the power of Saigyo's poetry and this previously overlooked poet's keen insight into the social and political world of medieval Japan. It also offers a fascinating look into the world of Japanese Buddhism prior to the wholesale influence of Zen.
language: English
title: Awesome Nightfall: The Life, Times and Poetry of Saigyo
titlecomplete: Awesome Nightfall: The Life, Times and Poetry of Saigyo
genres: Asian Literature, Japan, Japanese Literature, Biography, Poetry
ratings_count: 70
publisher: Wisdom Publications