Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail and his playful sense of humor. Issa's most-loved work, _The Spring of My Life,_ is an autobiographical sketch of linked prose and haiku in
The spring of my life: and selected haiku
โ Scribed by Kobayashi Issa
- Book ID
- 100141585
- Publisher
- Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, Shambhala
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1570621446
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โฆ Synopsis
KobayashiIssa (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the threegreatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail andhis playful sense of humor. Issa's most-loved work, TheSpring of My Life, is an autobiographical sketch of linked prose and haiku in the tradition ofBasho's famous NarrowRoad to the Interior.
Inaddition to TheSpring of My Life, the translator has included more than 160 of Issa's best haiku and anintroduction providing essential information on Issa's life and valuablecomments on translating (and reading) haiku.
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