Haiku Illustrated: Classic Japanese Short Poems - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Hart LarrabeeSeries:Chinese Bound IllustratedTheme:Cultural Region/JapanesePublish date:6/16/2026Pages:160
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Amber BooksISBN-13:9781838860431ISBN-10:1838860436UPC:9781838860431Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Haiku, Asian, Anthologies (multiple authors)Book Topic:JapaneseSize:10.30 x 7.70 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.249Product ID:SC24G5DH1Z
Haiku Illustrated features 80 classic poems from four poets - Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa and Masaoka Shiki - which range across more than 200 years of Japanese poetry. Each poem is presented in Japanese script, along with romanised Japanese (romaji), a new English translation and an illustration echoing the poem's theme.
Haiku - seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity - have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This beautiful traditionally hand-bound volume presents new English translations of classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku - Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki - accompanied by both the original Japanese and a phonetic transcription, and a photograph or artwork highlighting or echoing the poem's theme. With a timeless design, Haiku Illustrated is an expert introduction and celebration of one of the most beautiful and accessible forms of poetry in the world.
Haiku - seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity - have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This beautiful traditionally hand-bound volume presents new English translations of classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku - Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki - accompanied by both the original Japanese and a phonetic transcription, and a photograph or artwork highlighting or echoing the poem's theme. With a timeless design, Haiku Illustrated is an expert introduction and celebration of one of the most beautiful and accessible forms of poetry in the world.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Amber BooksISBN-13:9781838860431ISBN-10:1838860436UPC:9781838860431Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Haiku, Asian, Anthologies (multiple authors)Book Topic:JapaneseSize:10.30 x 7.70 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.249Product ID:SC24G5DH1Z
Hart Larrabee is an American translator who lives with his family in the little town of Obuse in northern Nagano, Japan, right in the heart of Issa country. His translations of short stories by Fumio Takano and Mitsuyo Kakuta have appeared, respectively, in the anthologies Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction and The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction. He also translates non-fiction, particularly in the fields of art, design, and architecture.
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