The Moon in the Pines: Zen Haiku - Rilegato

Clements, Jonathan

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ISBN 10: 0711215871 ISBN 13: 9780711215870

Casa editrice: Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2000

Riassunto

An illustrated collection of translations of classical and contemporary Japanese "haiku". This popular art form is the poetic expression of Zen Buddhism. Traditionally, a haiku poem is just 17 syllables long, which requires the poet, like the follower of Zen, to cut through surface appearances to the heart of an experience. In this collection, translator Jonathan Clements seeks to capture the elusive spirituality that enabled the Japanese poets to preserve their experience of the moment in a mere three lines. This collection, drawing on three centuries of haiku, features haiku poets from Basho, Buson and Issa to Shiki, Hakuin, Ikkyu and Chiyo-Ni. The poems are sympathetically illustrated with Japanese prints from the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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L'autore:

Jonathan Clements studied at the universities of Leeds, Cheng Chi, Kansai and Stirling. He speaks Chinese and Japanese and was dubbed 'the medium's most sought-after translator' by the Sunday Times for his work in Japanese animation. He has worked as an Asian linguist and writer for the BBC, the Financial Times and the Guardian.

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• Editore: Frances Lincoln Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0711215871
• ISBN 13: 9780711215870
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 112