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

Kobayashi ISSA (1763-1828) followed Yosa BUSON, who followed Matsuo BASHO: the three greatest Japanese haiku poets. The poems are printed on fine paper in Japanese orthography, also romanised with an English translation.

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ISBN-13	9780901032584
ISBN	9780901032584
Book Title	Poems of Issa
Publisher	Buddhist Society, T.H.E.
Item Length	9.8 in
Publication Year	2020
Format	Hardcover
Language	English
Illustrator	Yes
Item Height	1.3 in
Author	Kemmyo Taira Sato
Genre	Poetry, Language Arts & Disciplines
Topic	Asian / Japanese, Linguistics / General
Item Weight	36.7 Oz
Item Width	6.7 in
Number of Pages	272 Pages

5-7-5 The Haiku Of Issa by John White, Kemmyo Tairo Sato

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

Publisher Description

Kobayashi ISSA (1763-1828) followed Yosa BUSON, who followed Matsuo BASHO: the three greatest Japanese haiku poets. This book is the third 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. Original drawings and calligraphy by Issa complement the book.

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.

Details ISBN 0901032581 ISBN-13 9780901032584 Title 5-7-5 The Haiku Of Issa Author John White, Kemmyo Tairo Sato Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 348 Publisher The Buddhist Society GE_Item_ID:160937010; About Us

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