The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology Paperback - 1996
by Bowers, Faubion
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- very good
- Paperback
This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters, in translations by top-flight scholars of the field. Haiku (distilled poems featuring 17 syllables) command enormous respect in Japan. Now readers of poetry in the West can savor these expressive masterpieces in this treasury.
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- Title The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology
- Author Bowers, Faubion
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1996
- Bookseller's Inventory # 073311
- ISBN 9780486292748 / 0486292746
- Weight 0.18 lbs (0.08 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 5.26 x 0.27 in (21.29 x 13.36 x 0.69 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Haiku - Translations into English
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96013877
- Dewey Decimal Code 895.610
From the rear cover
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 (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Bashō, 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.