| Modern Japanese Tanka: An Anthology Contributor(s): Ueda, Makoto (Author), Ueda, Makoto (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231104324 ISBN-13: 9780231104326 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1996 Annotation: Like haiku, tanka is a short, classical verse form that has attracted considerable attention in this century. This is the first collection of modern tanka available in English. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.610 |
| LCCN: 95-40016 |
| Series: Modern Asian Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.18 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This form of poetry, similar to haiku, is a short classical Japanese verse form that has attracted considerable attention in North America this century. This collection of tanka poems consists of 400 poems by 20 renowned Japanese poets, with biographical sketches of the authors. |