{"product_id":"comrade-loves-of-the-samurai-9781462900435","title":"Comrade Loves of the Samurai","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eComrade Loves of a Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e, the theme of homosexual love between the samurai is explored.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo the old Japanese such love among samurai was quite permissible. The sons of samurai families were urged to form homosexual alliances while youth lasted, and often these loves matured into lifelong companionships. Saikaku describes Japanese love scenes of all kinds with a frankness that has made him a favorite with expurgators, but he discusses different types of love with tenderness and compassion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Geisha\u003c\/i\u003e included in this volume is a collection of geisha folk songs composed to be sung to the accompaniment of the shamisen. All of the songs have a charmingly nostalgic quality which fitted well with the time and the circumstances for which they were composed. They are intimately personal, expressing the feelings of the geisha towards their sympathetic listeners. Love, frustration, and the futility of hope are their main themes. These lyrics, for all their erotic symbolism, are restrained and tactful, and their erotic beauty must be felt rather than heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth books were originally privately published in London in 1928 as a two volume set entitled \u003ci\u003eEastern Love.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ihara Saikaku","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294870614267,"sku":"9781462900435","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_f4bd4f17-413d-4415-8505-8d7d7b393095.jpg?v=1779190951","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/comrade-loves-of-the-samurai-9781462900435","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}