A Waka Anthology - Volume One: The Gem-Glistening Cup
"Building a cathedral takes time and determination.  And a cathedralA Waka Anthologyis.  ...A Waka Anthology'stwo volumes do give us a sense of what is possible if one is Edwin Cranston."—Ivo Smits,Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies"Monumental in size and extraordinary in quality. . . . As a translator, Cranston is unexcelled, both in the uncompromising accuracy of his readings and in his sense of the weight and music of English words."—Choice."A review ofThe Gem-glistening Cupis almost superfluous. It is literally without peer. . . . It is a monument that will dominate the field of Japanese literary studies in English for the foreseeable future and beyond. . . . Cranston's translations are as good as one could expect from his excellent versions of theIzumi Shikibu Diary. . . . This will be the foundation of many courses in years to come."—Japan Forum"Cranston is one of the finest translators of classical Japanese. . . .A Gem-glistening Cupmakes an invaluable contribution for students of Japanese literature."—South Atlantic Review