num_pages: 140
description: It is remarkable that any Westerner―even so fine a poet as Kenneth Rexroth―could have captured in translation so much of the subtle essence of classic Japanese the depth of controlled passion, the austere elegance of style, the compressed richness of imagery. The poems are drawn chiefly from the traditional Manyoshu , Kokinshu and Hyakunin Isshu collections, but there are also examples of haiku and other later forms. The sound of the Japanese texts were reproduced in Romaji script and the names of the poets in the calligraphy of Ukai Uchiyama. The translator's introduction gives us basic background on the history and nature of Japanese poetry, which is supplemented by notes on the individual poets and an extensive bibliography.
language: English
title: 100 Poems from the Japanese
titlecomplete: 100 Poems from the Japanese
genres: Fiction, Asia, Poetry, Japan, Anthologies, Japanese Literature, Literature, Classics, Asian Literature, 20th Century
ratings_count: 1043
publisher: New Directions