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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Much I owe to friends who helped me by suggesting ideas, alterations, and corrections; by giving me, through interesting discussions, much matter for thought; and even by assisting me in reading and understanding Japanese texts. I want to thank particularly Professor Hideo Kobayashi of Waseda University for taking the trouble to read the entire manuscript, to give precious advice, and to suggest detailed corrections and ameliorations. Professor Hajime Nakamura of Tokyo University has kindly read Part Two and given me his valuable advice. Professors Rikutaro Fukuda of the Tokyo University of Education, Mr. Don Brown, and Mr. J. T. Rimers have read the manuscript and suggested amendments. To my secretary, Miss Misako Kobayashi, I am grateful for Having helped me in the translation of the modern poems and for having typed the entire manuscript; finally, to my wife I owe the preparation of the index and the constant patience and assistance during the four years it took to complete this work.

Though the mistakes are solely my responsibility, I want to say that without the help of these friends and without the incidental help of many others, it would never have been possible for me to finish this work.

For permission to quote certain books I wish to acknowledge the Kindness of the Columbia University Press; William Heinemann; Penguin Books; Routledge & Kegan Paul; McGraw-Hill Book Company; Stanford University Press; Appleton-Century; Harvard. University Press; Grove Press; East-West Center Press; New Directions; Williams and Norgate; Macmillan and Co., London; Macmillan Company of Canada; St. Martin's Press; John Murray; Harcourt, Brace & World; Princeton University Press; University of California Press; UNESCO, Paris; Faber and Faber; Edward Arnold Ltd.; Random House; Alfred A. Knopf; Secker and Warburg; Curtis Brown; and Prof, Ivan Morris.