One Hundred Poems from the Japanese - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0811201813 ISBN 13 : 9780811201810

Editeur : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1955

Synopsis

The poems are drawn chiefly from the traditional Manyoshu, Kokinshu and Hyakunin Isshu collections, but there are also examplaes of haiku and other later forms. The sound of the Japanese texts i reproduced in Romaji script and the names of the poets in the calligraphy of Ukai Uchiyama. The translator's introduction gives us basic background on the history and nature of Japanese poetry, which is supplemented by notes on the individual poets and an extensive bibliography.

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À propos de l'auteur

Poet-essayist Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) was a high-school dropout, disillusioned ex-Communist, pacifist, anarchist, rock-climber, critic and translator, mentor, Catholic-Buddhist spiritualist and a prominent figure of San Francisco's Beat scene. He is regarded as a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance and is among the first American poets to explore traditional Japanese forms such as the haiku.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Date d'édition: 1955
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0811201813
• ISBN 13: 9780811201810
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 140
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible