The Japanese Haiku / by Kenneth Yasuda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yasuda, Kenneth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haiku.

Japanese poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Tuttle Pub., 2001, c1957.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the most authoritative and concise book on Japanese haiku available: what it is, how it developed, and how it is practiced in both Japanese and English. While many haiku collections are available to Western readers, few books combine both translated haiku with haiku written originally in English, along with an analysis of individual poems and of the haiku form itself. Written by a leading scholar in the field-Kenneth Yasuda was the first American to receive a doctorate in Japanese literature from Tokyo University-Japanese Haiku has been widely acclaimed. This edition is com

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; contents; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: AN APPROACH TO HAIKU; CHAPTER TWO: BASI CPRINCIPLES; CHAPTER THREE HAIKU NATURE; CHAPTER FOUR: CRYSTALLIZATION; CHAPTER FIVE: HISTORICAL VIEW; CHAPTER SIX: THE ENGLISH HAIKU: CONCLUSIONS; SELECTED HAIKU; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-61068-9

9786613630605

1-4629-0199-9

OCLC:

753480409