The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology

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ISBN: 9780486292748

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Bowers, Faubion
Pub Date	01/02/2000
Binding	Paperback
Pages	96

Publisher: DOVER PUBS

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Unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku by greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki, and many more. Translated by top-flight scholars. Foreword and many informative notes to the poems.

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A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consist of 17 syllables, usually divided among three lines. This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki and many more, in translations by top-flight scholars in the field. Editor Faubion Bowers provides a Foreword and many informative notes to the poems.