Haiku Inspirations: Poems and Meditations on Nature and Beauty - Couverture rigide

Lowenstein, Tom

 
9781844833146: Haiku Inspirations: Poems and Meditations on Nature and Beauty
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ISBN 10 : 1844833143 ISBN 13 : 9781844833146
Editeur : Watkins Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A haiku is a short Japanese poem, mostly of just three lines, often capturing the fleeting moment in a spirit of Zen like immediacy - the falling of plum blossom, the splash of a frog as it leaps into a pond.

This book is a beautifully illustrated celebration of the places, people, customs, festivals and transient pleasures evoked by this much loved verse form. Fresh new translations of more than 50 haiku accompanied by sympathetic landscape photographs, woodcut prints and calligraphy irresistibly capture the spirit of old Japan.

The book traces the evolution of haiku from courtly accomplishments in Kyoto during the Heian period (9th century to 12th centuries) to the work of the great haiku poets of the 17th and 19th centuries. Also explored thoroughly in the book is the cultural background of haiku - everything from Zen Buddhism and Shinto shrines to the samurai warrior code, tea ceremonies, and Noh and Kabuki theater.

Biographie de l'auteur

Tom Lowenstein is an anthropologist, cultural historian and poet. His previous books include Buddhist Inspirations and several collections of poetry. In addition to the chapters on Symbol and Belief and The Poet's World, he has written more than 50 new translations of haiku poems for Haiku Inspirations.

Dr. Victoria James, co-author of the book, is a journalist. She lived in Tokyo for five years, working as Arts Editor of The Japan Times and spending two years studying Japanese as a Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation scholar. She contributed the chapters on Society and Court Life, Nature, and Arts and Culture.

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Éditeur
Watkins Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844833143
ISBN 13 
9781844833146
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
244
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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