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Author Jonsson, Herbert H., author

Title Reading Japanese haikai poetry : a study in the polyphony of Yosa Buson's linked poems / by Herbert H. Jonsson
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 262 pages)
Series Brill's Japanese studies library ; volume 56
Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 56.
Contents Preliminary Material / Herbert Jonsson -- Introduction / Herbert Jonsson -- 1 The Commentary as Method / Herbert Jonsson -- 2 Thinner, yet Thinner / Herbert Jonsson -- 3 While the Cherries Bloom / Herbert Jonsson -- 4 Lamenting Spring / Herbert Jonsson -- 5 Nioizuke / Herbert Jonsson -- 6 As I Halt My Step / Herbert Jonsson -- 7 This Shuddering Autumn / Herbert Jonsson -- 8 You and Me / Herbert Jonsson -- Reflections / Herbert Jonsson -- Works Cited / Herbert Jonsson -- General Index / Herbert Jonsson -- Index of Season Words / Herbert Jonsson
Summary "In Reading Japanese Haikai Poetry Herbert Jonsson makes an inquiry into the multitude ways in which Japanese linked haikai poetry has been read and understood. A number of poems composed by the eighteenth-century master Yosa Buson are analyzed in great detail. Although closely related to the popular haiku, haikai is often regarded as difficult for non-specialists, but this study offers the reader a wealth of explanations, displaying the varied perspectives available. The first part of the book consists of a thorough investigation of how these poems have been interpreted in the Japanese commentary tradition. The second concluding part offers an innovative study of the poetics of scent (nioizuke), essential for understanding the creative force of this poetry -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 24, 2016)
Subject Yosa, Buson, 1716-1784 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Yosa, Buson, 1716-1784 fast
Buson 1716-1783 gnd
Subject Haikai -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
Haikai
Haikai
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016001587
ISBN 9789004311213
9004311211
9004311181
9789004311183
Other Titles Japanese haikai poetry
Polyphony of Yosa Buson's linked poems