In this intriguing literary experiment, Ian Marshall presents a
collection of nearly three hundred haiku that he extracted from
Henry David Thoreau's Walden and documents the underlying
similarities between Thoreau's prose and the art of haiku. Although
Thoreau would never have encountered the Japanese haiku tradition,
the way in which the most important ideas in Walden find expression
in the most haikulike language suggests that Thoreau at Walden Pond
and the haiku master Basho at his "old pond" might have drunk at
the same well. Walden and the tradition of haiku share an aesthetic
that embodies ideas in natural images, dissolves boundaries between
self and world, emphasizes simplicity, and honors both solitude and
humble, familiar objects. Marshall examines each of these aesthetic
principles and offers a relevant collection of "found" haiku. In
the second part of the book, he explains his process of finding the
haiku in the text, breaking down each chapter of Walden to
highlight the imagery and poetic language embedded in the most
powerful passages. Marshall's exploration not only provides a fresh
perspective on haiku, but also sheds new light on Thoreau's
much-studied text and lays the foundation for a clearer
understanding of the aesthetics of American nature writing.
General
Imprint: |
University of Georgia Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2012 |
First published: |
2012 |
Authors: |
Ian Marshall
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8203-4065-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8203-4065-0 |
Barcode: |
9780820340654 |
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