1020 Haiku in Translation: The Heart of Basho, Buson and Issa. This item is unavailable.
Saito, Takafumi; Nelson, William R.
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Language: English
Published by BookSurge Publishing, 2006
- Softcover
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The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.
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- Title
- 1020 Haiku in Translation: The Heart of Basho, Buson and Issa
- Author
- Saito, Takafumi; Nelson, William R.
- Publisher
- BookSurge Publishing
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- acceptable
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1419627651
- ISBN 13
- 9781419627651
1020 Haiku in Translation: The Heart of Basho, Buson and Issa features the most representative works of the three greatest haiku poets, Basho, Buson, and Issa. Each of the 1020 haiku has been meticulously translated into a poetic English form, while preserving the exact content and flow of the original. Notes, focusing on the meaning of uncommon words, geographical features, historical information, and cultural background have been provided to help non-Japanese readers to more fully understand. Elegant artwork and calligraphy appear throughout the book. 1020 Haiku in Translation: The Heart of Basho, Buson and Issa, a gateway to a new view of nature and your life, and featuring many haiku that have been translated into English for the first time, will appeal to all students of literature as well as general readers.
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