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The Penguin Book of Haiku (Penguin Classics)
Adam L (Trans) Kern
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Description for The Penguin Book of Haiku (Penguin Classics)
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'A revelation' Sunday Times, Books of the Year 2018 The first Penguin anthology of Japanese haiku, in vivid new translations by Adam L. Kern. Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although renowned for its brevity, usually running over three lines in seventeen syllables, and by its use of natural imagery to make Zen-like observations about reality, in fact the haiku is much more: it can be erotic, funny, crude and mischievous. Presenting over a thousand exemplars in vivid and ... Read more
'A revelation' Sunday Times, Books of the Year 2018 The first Penguin anthology of Japanese haiku, in vivid new translations by Adam L. Kern. Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although renowned for its brevity, usually running over three lines in seventeen syllables, and by its use of natural imagery to make Zen-like observations about reality, in fact the haiku is much more: it can be erotic, funny, crude and mischievous. Presenting over a thousand exemplars in vivid and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140424768
SKU
9780140424768
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About Adam L (Trans) Kern
Adam L. Kern studied Japanese literature at Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations before joining the faculty for nearly a decade. In Japan, he has been affiliated with the University of Kyoto, the University of Tokyo and the National Institute of Japanese Literature. Kern teaches Japanese literature and visual culture at the University ... Read more
Reviews for The Penguin Book of Haiku (Penguin Classics)
For anyone even remotely interested in the origins of haiku and the claims of tradition [...] this extraordinary tome is a must-read
Modern Haiku
One of the most enjoyable reads I've had lately, and now readers can see what haiku really was like and what it can do. Kern is a marvellous translator ... The illustrations further add ... Read more
Modern Haiku
One of the most enjoyable reads I've had lately, and now readers can see what haiku really was like and what it can do. Kern is a marvellous translator ... The illustrations further add ... Read more