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Presents thirty-six poets of Japan's late medieval age comprising the years 1250-1500 and looks at the genres from the Uta to the Sabi.

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How to Read a Japanese Poem offers a comprehensive approach to making sense of traditional Japanese poetry of all genres and periods. Steven D. Carter explains to Anglophone students the methods of composition and literary interpretation used by Japanese poets, scholars, and critics from ancient times to the present, and adds commentary that will assist the modern reader.How to Read a Japanese Poem presents readings of poems by major figures such as Saigyō and Bashō as well as lesser known poets, with nearly two hundred examples that encompass all genres of Japanese poetry. The book gives attention to well-known forms such as haikai or haiku, as well as ancient songs, comic poems, and linked verse. Each chapter provides examples of a genre in chronological order, followed by notes about authorship and other contextual details, including the time of composition, physical setting, and social occasion. The commentaries focus on a central feature of Japanese poetic discourse: that poems are often occasional, written in specific situations, and are best read in light of their milieu. Carter elucidates key concepts useful in examining Japanese poetics as well as the technical vocabulary of Japanese poetic discourse, familiarizing students with critical terms and concepts. An appendix offers succinct definitions of technical terms and essays on aesthetic ideals and devices.

Japanese poetry --- Japanese poetry --- History and criticism. --- Appreciation.

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Essays on some of the most prominent writers of Japan's medieval period, covering the twelfth through sixteenth centuries. Includes discussion of various genres, including: short prose works called companion tales; theatrical forms; fictional tales of all varieties and poetry. During this period literacy expanded to include military clans, and cultural centers appeared complete with libraries and meeting halls, as literacy expanded to other classes.

Japanese literature --- Authors, Japanese --- Bio-bibliography --- Biography

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