Reading Japanese Haikai Poetry: A Study in the Polyphony of Yosa Buson’s Linked Poems (Brill's Japanese Studies Library, 56) Hardcover – January 28, 2016
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| Management number | 221758680 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | US$52.81 | Model Number | 221758680 | ||
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In Reading Japanese Haikai Poetry Herbert Jonsson makes an inquiry into the multitude ways in which Japanese linked haikai poetry has been read and understood. A number of poems composed by the eighteenth-century master Yosa Buson are analyzed in great detail. Although closely related to the popular haiku, haikai is often regarded as difficult for non-specialists, but this study offers the reader a wealth of explanations, displaying the varied perspectives available.The first part of the book consists of a thorough investigation of how these poems have been interpreted in the Japanese commentary tradition. The second concluding part offers an innovative study of the poetics of scent (nioizuke), essential for understanding the creative force of this poetry. Read more
| ISBN10 | 9004311181 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-9004311183 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Dimensions | 6.1 x 0.79 x 9.25 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.2 pounds |
| Print length | 270 pages |
| Part of series | Brill's Japanese Studies Library, 1 |
| Publication date | January 28, 2016 |
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