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This extensive selection of Tanikawa Shuntaro's poetry reflects the
full depth and breadth of his work, from his appearance as a fresh
new voice to the mastery of his later poetry. It traces his
artistic development and his shift in focus from man's cosmic
destiny to the pathos of everyday life and a more internalized
struggle with the nature of human expression. Lovers of poetry will
find the experience exhilarating. The only such collection in
English, this volume will prove indispensable to students and
scholars of Japanese literature, as it opens a valuable new
perspective on postware Japanese literature. The Introduction
clarifies the social and artistic background of Tanikawa's
extraordinary work and career, illuminating major themes as his
poetry evolves over time.
Shuntaro Tanikawa has been the most inventive modern Japanese poet,
ever since he published Alone in Two Billion Light Years (1952),
his first book, aged twentyone. Undamaged by Japan's post-War
trauma, he took up the language and ran with it. He has continued
running. When in 1968 his first Collected Poems appeared the
critics noted at once his popularity and his refusal to compromise
with the negative tones that dominated the poetic palette of
contemporary Japan. He has published more than sixty books of
poetry, lyrics, prose poems, narratives, epics and satires. He has
experimented in form and theme, combining clarity with subtlety.
This new selection supplements his original Selected Poems
published by Carcanet in 1998.
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Watashi (Paperback)
Shuntaro Tanikawa; Translated by William I. Elliott, Kazuo Kowamura
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R551
Discovery Miles 5 510
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Trilingual Renshi (Paperback)
Yasuhiro Yotsumoto Ming Di Don Mee Choi, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Hyesoon Kim
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R523
Discovery Miles 5 230
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This extensive selection of Tanikawa Shuntaro's poetry reflects the
full depth and breadth of his work, from his appearance as a fresh
new voice to the mastery of his later poetry. It traces his
artistic development and his shift in focus from man's cosmic
destiny to the pathos of everyday life and a more internalized
struggle with the nature of human expression. Lovers of poetry will
find the experience exhilarating. The only such collection in
English, this volume will prove indispensable to students and
scholars of Japanese literature, as it opens a valuable new
perspective on postware Japanese literature. The Introduction
clarifies the social and artistic background of Tanikawa's
extraordinary work and career, illuminating major themes as his
poetry evolves over time.
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