Publication

2006-10-28 - Duncan Baird

Language

English

Word Count

40,000 words, Guess

Page Count

160 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Better World BooksW7-CKT-489
  • Better World Books333-BAC-145
  • Better World BooksO7-CLJ-771
  • Open LibraryOL8957112M

Description

"[With] new translations of more than 50 haiku accompanied by sympathetic landscape photographs, woodcut prints and calligraphy ... [t]he book traces the evolution of haiku from courtly accomplishments in Kyoto during the Heian period (9th century to 12th centuries) to the work of the great haiku poets of the 17th and 19th centuries, Bashō, Buson, Issa and Shiki, whose life stories are briefly told. Also explored thoroughly in the book is the cultural background of haiku - everything from Zen Buddhism and Shinto shrines to the samurai warrior code, tea ceremonies, and Noh and Kabuki theater."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Haiku Inspirations: Poems and Meditations on Nature and BeautyHardcoverDuncan Baird2006-10-28

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