The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology - Thrift Editions

Jacket Description/Back: A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consists of seventeen syllables, usually divided among three lines. Though brief, they tell a story or paint a vivid picture, leaving it to the reader to draw out the meanings and complete them in the mind's eye. Haiku often contains a hidden dualism (near and far, then and now, etc.) and has a seasonal tie-in, as well as specific word-images that reveal deeper layers in each poem. This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Bash?, Issa, Shiki, and many more, in translations by top-flight scholars in the field. Haiku commands enormous respect in Japan. Now readers of poetry in the West can savor these expressive masterpieces in this treasury compiled by noted writer Faubion Bowers, who provides a Foreword and many informative notes to the poems. Brief Description: Unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku by greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki, and many more. Translated by top-flight scholars. Foreword and many informative notes to the poems. Table of Contents: ForewordAcknowledgments to TranslatorsIio SogiSochoYamazaki SokanArakida MoritakeMatsunaga TeitokuMatsue Shigeyori [Ishu]Yasuhara TeishitsuNishiyama SoinIhara SaikakuYamaguchi SodoIchikawa Danjuro IKitamura KiginHojo DansuiMatsuo BashoTakarai KikakuHattori RansetsuMukai KyoraiKosugi IsshoOchi EtsujinShida YabaKagami ShikoTachibana HokushiNozawa BonchoYamamoto KakeiOgawa HaritsuSanbokuKawai OtokuniAnonymousDen Sute-joUejima OnitsuraChigetsuShofu-niOgawa ShushikiTakeda [Tome] Uko-niKaga no ChiyoHayano HajinGozanTan TaigiYagi Shokyu-niYosa BusonOshima RyotaTagami Kikusha-niKobayashi IssaOtomo OemaruIchikawa Danjuro VSakurai BaishitsuKubota Seifu-joMasaoka Shiki