The Classic tradition of haiku an anthology
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 master...
| Other Authors: | Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999 (Editor) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Japanese |
| Published: |
Mineola, NY :
Dover Publications,
1996.
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| Series: |
Dover thrift editions.
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| Summary: |
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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| Physical Description: |
xiii, 78 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0486292746 9780486292748 |