Unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku by greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki, and many more. Translated by top-flight scholars. Foreword and many informative notes to the poems.
A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consists of seventeen syllables, usually divided among three lines. Though brief, they tell a story or paint a vivid picture, leaving it to the reader to draw out the meanings and complete them in the mind's eye. Haiku often contains a hidden dualism (near and far, then and now, etc.) and has a seasonal tie-in, as well as specific word-images that reveal deeper layers in each poem.
This unique collection spans over 400 years (14881902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki, and many more, in translations by top-flight scholars in the field. Haiku commands enormous respect in Japan. Now readers of poetry in the West can savor these expressive masterpieces in this treasury compiled by noted writer Faubion Bowers, who provides a Foreword and many informative notes to the poems.
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Faubion Bowers Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 202mm,
Width: 125mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 80g ISBN:9780486292748 ISBN 10: 0486292746 Series:Thrift Editions Pages: 78 Publication Date:24 September 1996 Recommended Age: From 14 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
