Research Catalog

Title

Japanese prose poetry / Yasuko Claremont.

Author

Claremont, Yasuko, 1944-

Publication

Sydney, NSW : Wild Peony, 2006.

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Description

164 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

"This study of Japanese prose poetry in the twentieth century demonstrates how from small French-inspired beginnings the prose form has risen to become part of the national poetic tradition. Many of the poems described in this book have so far not been accessible to English-speaking readers, and consequently the poets - particularly, the poets of today - have remained unknown. This book focuses on key poets and key movements, and the topics range from the early romanticism of Hagiwata Sakutaro to the modernist preoccupation with language as a subject for poetry in its own right. Of interest is the persistence of Zen Buddhist philosophy underpinning the themes of this genre."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

University of Sydney East Asian series ; no. 16

Uniform Title

University of Sydney East Asian series ; no. 16.

Subject

• Japanese poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
• Japanese poetry > History and criticism
• Poets, Japanese
• Prose poems, Japanese > History and criticism
• Zen Buddhism in literature

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-164) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The emergence of prose poetry in Japan -- 2. The renaissance of the 1920s -- 3. The aftermath -- 4. The isolated self -- 5. Irisawa Yasuo -- 6. Takayanagi Makoto -- 7. Hiraide Takashi -- 8. Women prose poets -- 9. Epilogue.

ISBN

1876957093

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library