Net of Fireflies
Published on 25. October 2011
180 pages
978-1-4629-0121-0 (ISBN)
Description
A Net of Fireflies is a superb collection of classic haiku composed by the leading writers of this delicate but intricate art form.
With over three Japanese hundred haiku poems written over five centuries, the book is a thorough introduction to the unique world of Japanese haiku. Thirty-three full color haiku paintings complement the poems, providing a new and delightful dimension for understanding and appreciating this often illusive but always evocative poetic form.
With over three Japanese hundred haiku poems written over five centuries, the book is a thorough introduction to the unique world of Japanese haiku. Thirty-three full color haiku paintings complement the poems, providing a new and delightful dimension for understanding and appreciating this often illusive but always evocative poetic form.
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Net of Fireflies
Japanese Haiku and Haiku Paintings
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07/1993
Tuttle Publishing
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Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Spring
- 2 Summer
- 3 Autumn
- 4 Winter
- On Haiku and Haiga: An Essay
- Spirit and Substance
- Form and Technique
- Principles and Problems of Translation
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Authors and Titles
