Japanese Women Poets: An Anthology by Hiroaki Sato - October 2007

New. Throughout history, Japanese women have excelled in poetry - from the folk songs of the Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) compiled in 712 and the court poetry of the 9th to the 14th centuries, on through the age of haikai and kanshi to the 19th century, into the contemporary period when books of women's poems have created a sensation.This anthology presents examples of the work of more than 100 Japanese women poets, arranged chronologically, and of all the major verse forms: choka, tanka, haikai (haiku), kanshi (verse written in Chinese), and free verse. The poems describe not just seasonal changes and the vagaries of love - which form the thematic core of traditional Japanese poetry - but also the devastations of war, childbirth, conflicts between child-rearing and work, experiences as refugees, experiences as non-Japanese residents in Japan, and more.Sections of poetry open with headnotes, and the editor has provided explanations of terms and references for those unfamiliar with the… Read More

M E Sharpe Inc, 2007. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 545 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.50 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. An anthology which presents examples of the work of more than 100 Japanese women poets, arranged chronologically. It describes the seasonal changes and the vagaries of love and also the devastations of war, childbirth, conflicts between child-rearing and work, experiences as refugees, experiences as non-Japanese residents in Japan, and more.

M.E. Sharpe Incorporated , pp. 592 . Papeback. New.

M E Sharpe Inc, 2007. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 545 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.50 inches.

Routledge, 2007-10-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Routledge. Paperback. New. 8x6x1.