Forest of Eyes Selected Poems of Tada Chimako |
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| Author:
| Tada, Chimako |
| Translator:
| Angles, Jeffrey |
| Introduction by:
| Angles, Jeffrey |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-26050-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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One of Japan_s most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930_2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada_s writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women_s inner lives make her very much a poet of the world.
Forest of Eyes...
More DescriptionOne of Japan_s most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930_2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada_s writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women_s inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. Forest of Eyes offers English-language readers their first opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada_s extraordinary oeuvre, including nontraditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems. Translator Jeffrey Angles introduces this collection with an incisive essay that situates Tada as a poet, explores her unique style, and analyzes her contribution to the representation of women in postwar Japanese literature.