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How to Read a Japanese Poem (Hardcover)
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How to Read a Japanese Poem (Hardcover)
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How to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to
making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and
periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the
methods of composition and literary interpretation used by Japanese
poets, scholars, and critics from ancient times to the present, and
adds commentary that will assist the modern reader. How to Read a
Japanese Poem presents readings of poems by major figures such as
Saigyo and Basho as well as lesser known poets, with nearly two
hundred examples that encompass all genres of Japanese poetry. The
book gives attention to well-known forms such as haikai or haiku,
as well as ancient songs, comic poems, and linked verse. Each
chapter provides examples of a genre in chronological order,
followed by notes about authorship and other contextual details,
including the time of composition, physical setting, and social
occasion. The commentaries focus on a central feature of Japanese
poetic discourse: that poems are often occasional, written in
specific situations, and are best read in light of their milieu.
Carter elucidates key concepts useful in examining Japanese poetics
as well as the technical vocabulary of Japanese poetic discourse,
familiarizing students with critical terms and concepts. An
appendix offers succinct definitions of technical terms and essays
on aesthetic ideals and devices.
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