Basho: The Complete Haiku - Couverture rigide

Reichhold, Jane

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ISBN 10 : 4770030630 ISBN 13 : 9784770030634

Editeur : Kodansha International Ltd, 2008

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Basho stands today as Japan’s most renowned writer, and one of the most revered. Wherever Japanese literature, poetry or Zen are studied, his oeuvre carries weight. Every new student of haiku quickly learns that Basho was the greatest of the Old Japanese Masters.
Yet despite his stature, Basho’s complete haiku have not been collected into a single volume. Until now.
To render the writer’s full body of work into English, Jane Reichhold, an American haiku poet and translator, dedicated over ten years of work. In Basho: The Complete Haiku, she accomplishes the feat with distinction. Dividing his creative output into seven periods of development, Reichhold frames each period with a decisive biographical sketch of the poet’s travels, creative influences and personal triumphs and defeats. Scrupulously annotated notes accompany each poem; and a glossary and two indexes fill out the volume.
Reichhold notes that, "Basho was a genius with words." He obsessively sought out the right word for each phrase of the succinct seventeen-syllable haiku, seeking the very essence of experience and expression. With equal dedication, Reichhold sought the ideal translations. As a result, Basho: The Complete Haiku is likely to become the essential work on this brilliant poet and will stand as the most authoritative book on the subject for many years to come. Original sumi-e ink drawings by artist Shiro Tsujimura complement the haiku throughout the book.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Basho stands today as Japan's most renowned writer and one of its most revered. Wherever Japanese literature, poetry or Zen is studied, his oeuvre carries weight. Every new student of haiku soon learns that Basho was the greatest of the Old Japanese Masters. Yet despite his stature, Basho's complete haiku have not been collected under one cover - until now. To render his full body of work in English, Jane Reichhold, an American haiku poet and translator, dedicated over ten years of study. Dividing his creative output into seven periods of development, Reichhold frames each period with a decisive biographical sketch of the poet's travels, creative influences and personal triumphs & defeats. Scrupulously annotated notes accompany each poem and a glossary and three indexes fill out the volume. Original sumi-e ink drawings by artist Shiro Tsujimura complement the haiku throughout.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kodansha International Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 4770030630
• ISBN 13: 9784770030634
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible