MODERN JAPANESE POETRY

by [Translated By: James Kirkup]. [Edited By: A.R.Davis]

1st [Aust.]

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Book desription: St. Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 1978. lxii, + 323pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn, and nominally U.V. affected title on spine. A stand-alone, Volume 9, in the 'Asian and Pacific Writing' series, modern Japanese poetry began in 1882 with the translation of Western poems in Japanese. Under Western influence the form of poetry that developed was called 'Shi'. This anthology contains mostly 'Shi', but also has examples of 'Tanka' and 'Haiku' in new forms. Contents, between the Introduction and the Index Of Poets, is a who's who of modern Japanese poets, including Shimazaki Toson, Yosano Akiko, Ishikawa Takuboko, Muro Saisei, Ozaki Kihachi, Miyazawa Kenji, Miyoshi Tatsuji, Hino Sojo, Murano Shiro, Tagaki Kyozo, Kinoshita Yuji and many, many more. Book weight approx. 640g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. 1st [Aust.]. Softcover, 8vo. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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