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Modern Japanese Tanka
Makoto . Ed(S): Ueda
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Description for Modern Japanese Tanka
Paperback. Like haiku, tanka is a short, classical verse form that has attracted considerable attention in this century. This is the first collection of modern tanka available in English. Editor(s): Ueda, Makoto. Translator(s): Ueda, Makoto. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 127 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Tanka, a clasical Japanese verse form like haiku, has experienced a resurgence of interest among twentieth-century poets and readers. Arguably the central genre of Japanese literature, the 31-syllable lyric made up the great majority of Japanese poetry from the ninth to the nineteenth century and was the inspiration for such poetry as haiku and renga. Tanka has begun to attract considerable attention in North America in recent years. Modern Japanese Tanka is the first comprehensive collection available in English. Tanka retains the aesthetic sensibilities that circumscribe Japanese culture, but just as Japan has changed during this tumultuous century, tanka ... Read more
Tanka, a clasical Japanese verse form like haiku, has experienced a resurgence of interest among twentieth-century poets and readers. Arguably the central genre of Japanese literature, the 31-syllable lyric made up the great majority of Japanese poetry from the ninth to the nineteenth century and was the inspiration for such poetry as haiku and renga. Tanka has begun to attract considerable attention in North America in recent years. Modern Japanese Tanka is the first comprehensive collection available in English. Tanka retains the aesthetic sensibilities that circumscribe Japanese culture, but just as Japan has changed during this tumultuous century, tanka ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Modern Asian Literature Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231104333
SKU
V9780231104333
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About Makoto . Ed(S): Ueda
MAKOTO UEDA is Professor of Japanese at Stanford University.
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