5-7-5 The Haiku Of Buson by John White (English) Hardcover Book

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A seminal contribution to the corpus of Basho translations and the first to present English renditions in the original 5-7-5 form.

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Yosa BUSON (1716-1784) followed immediately after Matsuo BASHO and before Kobayashi ISSA: the three greatest Japanese haiku poets. This book is the second in the series of 3 handsome presentation hardcovers from the Buddhist Society, which share a key common feature - all the English translations are rendered in the same metric rhythm of 5 then 7 then 5 syllables. The poems are printed on fine paper in Japanese orthography, also romanised with an English translation. Buson's highly skilled paintings are also included.

Author Biography

Professor John White is an art historian, former Vice-Provost of University College London, and the author of a number of books on Medieval and Renaissance art. He is also a poet, and Trustee and Honorary Secretary of the Three Wheels Shin Buddhist Temple in London. Professor Kemmyo Taira Sato is Director of the Three Wheels Shin Buddhist Temple in London, and Visiting Professor at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.

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Presenting 300 of Buson's finest works, widely acknowledged as one of Japan's the three great haiku poets. Includes plates of original art and calligraphy. This is the first collection to present English renditions in the 5-7-5 syllabic structure of the original Japanese. Collated and translated by two widely recognised authorities in the field.

Details ISBN090103259X Author Kemmyo Tairo Sato Pages 348 Publisher The Buddhist Society Year 2020 ISBN-10 090103259X ISBN-13 9780901032591 Format Hardcover Language English Publication Date 2020-08-27 DEWEY 895.6132 UK Release Date 2020-08-27 Imprint The Buddhist Society Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-08-27 NZ Release Date 2020-08-27 Audience General Illustrations 348 Illustrations We've got this

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