Summary
Whispers of Japan: A Century of Verse
The poems within are primarily sourced from the renowned traditional collections: Manyoshu, Kokinshu, and Hyakunin Isshu. Discover haiku and other forms of later Japanese poetry. The sound of the original Japanese texts is rendered in Romaji script, accompanied by the poets’ names in the calligraphy of Ukai Uchiyama. The translator’s introduction provides fundamental insights into the history and essence of Japanese po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780811201810 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0811201813 |
| Author: | Kenneth Rexroth |
| Publisher: | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Imprint: | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 140 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2011 |
| Weight: | 177g |
| Dimensions: | 206mm x 132mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Kenneth Rexroth
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.
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