The Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Songs was written in the Heian period and is divided into twenty volumes. It mainly focuses on the two central themes of "Four Seasons" and "Love Songs". The authors are mostly court poets who are good at using artistic techniques to add interest to their poems, and their poetic styles are rich and diverse.
This book selects more than 300 famous Waka works of different styles from the thousands of Waka songs in the "Anthology of Ancient and Modern Waka" and carefully translates them. It is presented in Chinese and Japanese and is accompanied by the author's introduction and incisive annotations to help readers understand the art of Japanese Waka and the rich emotional world, scenery and people behind it.
