Modern Japanese Tanka: An Anthology

by Okuma Nobuyuki, Shiki Masaoka, Sasaki Yukitsuna, et al.

Book Overview

Tanka, a clasical Japanese verse form like haiku, has experienced a resurgence of interest among twentieth-century poets and readers. Arguably the central genre of Japanese literature, the 31-syllable lyric made up the great majority of Japanese poetry from the ninth to the nineteenth century and was the inspiration for such poetry as haiku and renga. Tanka has begun to attract considerable attention in North America in recent years. Modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231104332
• ISBN13: 9780231104333
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher