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Matsuo Bashō's Poetic Spaces : Exploring Haikai Intersections /

Haikai is an art that parodies and often subverts its linguistic, generic, and personal predecessors, and its intersections include imaginative links to the rest of Japanese literature and culture. This collection of essays explores certain neglected aspects of this haikaimaster's literary and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kerkham, Eleanor (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
Literature.
Asian Languages.
Asian Literature.
Poetry and Poetics.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Language and languages.
Oriental literature.
Poetry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Haikai is an art that parodies and often subverts its linguistic, generic, and personal predecessors, and its intersections include imaginative links to the rest of Japanese literature and culture. This collection of essays explores certain neglected aspects of this haikaimaster's literary and philosophical contributions.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 268 pages 22 illustrations)
ISBN:9780230601871
DOI:10.1057/9780230601871