1000 poems from the Man'yōshūTHE COMPLETE NIPPON GAKUJUTSU SHINKOKAI TRANSLATION 2004, Dover Publ. ISBN: 9780486439594 The Manyoshu is the oldest Japanese poetry anthology; it is also widely considered to be the best. The 1,000 poems (out of a total of more than 4,500) in this famous selection were chosen by a distinguished scholarly committee based on their poetic excellence, their role in revealing the Japanese national spirit and character, and their cultural and historical