The Classic Tradition of Haiku
Author(s): BOWERS
A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consist of 17 syllables, usually divided among three lines. This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki and many more, in translations by top-flight scholars in the field. Editor Faubion Bowers provides a Foreword and many informative notes to the poems.
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : Dover Publications, Incorporated
- : Dover Publications, Incorporated
- : 0.083
- : 23 January 1997
- : 209mm X 133mm X 7mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : BOWERS
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 78