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The First Modern Japanese: The Life of Ishikawa Takuboku
Donald Keene
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Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Many books in Japanese have been devoted to the poet and critic Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912). Although he died at the age of twenty-six and wrote many of his best-known poems in the space of a few years, his name is familiar to every literate Japanese. Takuboku's early death added to the sad romance of the unhappy poet, but there has been no satisfactory biography of his life or career, even in Japanese, and only a small part of his writings have been translated. His mature poetry was based on the work of no predecessor, and he left no disciples. Takuboku ... Read more
Many books in Japanese have been devoted to the poet and critic Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912). Although he died at the age of twenty-six and wrote many of his best-known poems in the space of a few years, his name is familiar to every literate Japanese. Takuboku's early death added to the sad romance of the unhappy poet, but there has been no satisfactory biography of his life or career, even in Japanese, and only a small part of his writings have been translated. His mature poetry was based on the work of no predecessor, and he left no disciples. Takuboku ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture
Condition
New
Weight
468g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231179720
SKU
V9780231179720
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About Donald Keene
Donald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. He is the author and translator of more than thirty books on Japanese literature and culture. His Columbia University Press books include The Winter Sun Shines In: A Life of Masaoka Shiki (2013), So Lovely a Country Will Never Perish: Wartime Diaries of Japanese Writers ... Read more
Reviews for The First Modern Japanese: The Life of Ishikawa Takuboku
The First Modern Japanese is a poignant though familiar tale of the genius and premature death of a promising artist. As Donald Keene notes, Ishikawa Takuboku was a pivotal figure and someone to consider when thinking about larger topics such as the meaning of modernity. Keene's insightful and compelling study of Takuboku lets us finally see the dark side of ... Read more