Haiku poetics in twentieth-century avant-garde poetry /

"Haiku Poetics in Twentieth Century Avant-Garde Poetry is a multicultural, multilingual investigation into the most recognizable, and probably the single most broadly practiced, poetic form in the world today. This argument moves from theorizing the Buddhist poetics of a global haiku, to close...

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Main Author: Johnson, Jeffrey, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2011]
Series:New studies of modern Japan.
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Summary:"Haiku Poetics in Twentieth Century Avant-Garde Poetry is a multicultural, multilingual investigation into the most recognizable, and probably the single most broadly practiced, poetic form in the world today. This argument moves from theorizing the Buddhist poetics of a global haiku, to close critical readings of poems that examine allusions, themes, and images often taken from traditional Japanese predecessors or engaging other works of a shared haiku lineage"--
Physical Description:viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739148761 (hardback)
0739148761 (hardback)
9780739171042 (electronic)
0739171046 (electronic)