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  The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback) Edited by Faubion Bowers

  

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  Short Description for The Classic Tradition of HaikuThis unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters, in translations by top-flight scholars of the field. Haiku (distilled poems featuring 17 syllables) command enormous respect in Japan. Now readers of poetry in the West can savor these expressive masterpieces in this treasury.
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  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
  • Published: 24 January 1997
  • Format: Paperback 78 pages
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  • Categories: Poetry | Poetry By Individual Poets | Poetry Anthologies (various Poets)
  • ISBN 13: 9780486292748 ISBN 10: 0486292746
  • Sales rank: 16,977

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Full description for The Classic Tradition of Haiku

• 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 Foreword and many informative notes to the poems.