Modern Japanese Tanka An Anthology |
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Author:
| Ueda, Makoto |
Editor:
| Ueda, Makoto |
Series title: | Modern Asian Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-10432-6 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1996 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $190.95 |
Book Description:
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This form of poetry, similar to haiku, is a short classical Japanese verse form that has attracted considerable attention in North America this century. This collection of tanka poems consists of 400 poems by 20 renowned Japanese poets, with biographical sketches of the authors.
This form of poetry, similar to haiku, is a short classical Japanese verse form that has attracted considerable attention in North America this century. This collection of tanka poems consists of 400 poems by 20 renowned Japanese poets, with biographical sketches of the authors.