Japanese Haiku Its Essential Nature and History
Japanese Haiku: Its Essential Nature and History by Kenneth Yasuda
English | April 2002 | ISBN: 0804834601 | EPUB | 296 pages | 1.7 MB
English | April 2002 | ISBN: 0804834601 | EPUB | 296 pages | 1.7 MB
This is the most authoritative and concise book on Japanese haiku available: what it is, how it developed, and how it is practiced in both Japanese and English.
While many haiku collections are available to Western readers, few books combine both translated haiku with haiku written originally in English, along with an analysis of individual poems and of the haiku form itself. Written by a leading scholar in the field—Kenneth Yasuda was the first American to receive a doctorate in Japanese literature from Tokyo University—Japanese Haiku has been widely acclaimed.