One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each : A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse
One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each : A Treasury of Classical Japanese Verse
- Revised edition.
- xlvi, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
- Penguin classics .
- Penguin classics. .
Previously published in 2008 by Columbia University Press, USA. Includes romanized transliteration of the poems.
"The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains 100 short poems on nature, the seasons, travel, and, above all, love. Dating back to the seventh century, these elegant, precisely observed waka poems (the precursor of haiku) express deep emotion through visual images based on a penetrating observation of the natural world. .."--Publisher description.
Translations from the Japanese; appendix contains Japanese versions of poems; Roman
9780141395937 (softcover : alk. paper) 0141395931 (softcover : alk. paper)
2018289038
To 1600
Waka--Translations into English
Japanese poetry--To 1600--Translations into English.
Japanese poetry.
Translations.
PL758.5.O4 A3
Previously published in 2008 by Columbia University Press, USA. Includes romanized transliteration of the poems.
"The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains 100 short poems on nature, the seasons, travel, and, above all, love. Dating back to the seventh century, these elegant, precisely observed waka poems (the precursor of haiku) express deep emotion through visual images based on a penetrating observation of the natural world. .."--Publisher description.
Translations from the Japanese; appendix contains Japanese versions of poems; Roman
9780141395937 (softcover : alk. paper) 0141395931 (softcover : alk. paper)
2018289038
To 1600
Waka--Translations into English
Japanese poetry--To 1600--Translations into English.
Japanese poetry.
Translations.
PL758.5.O4 A3