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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780231115513
- Book Title
- Light Verse from the Floating World : an Anthology of Premodern Japanese Senryu
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Poetry
- Topic
- Asian / General, Asian / Japanese, Haiku
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231115512
ISBN-13
9780231115513
eBay Product ID (ePID)
983655
Product Key Features
Book Title
Light Verse from the Floating World : an Anthology of Premodern Japanese Senryu
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asian / General, Asian / Japanese, Haiku
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Literary Criticism, Poetry
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
99-020630
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
895.6/1070803
Table Of Content
1. We Are Swordless, but Not Wordless 2. The Mad, Mad World of Work 3. Love in Chains 4. The Battle of the Sexes 5. Dimpled Little Lunatics 6. The Battle of the Generations 7. Playboys of the Floating World 8. Let Us Laugh with the Seasons 9. Heroes Without Halos 10. The Way of the Townsman
Synopsis
Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical-and often humorous-poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention because most were written by anonymous amateur poets and were therefore considered popular literature unworthy of serious study. Senryu are interesting, however, precisely because they reflect the thoughts and feelings of ordinary townspeople in a way that other more orthodox types of Japanese literature do not. In his introduction on the nature and historical background of the form, Makoto Ueda explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince., Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical--and often humorous--poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention because most were written by anonymous amateur poets and were therefore considered popular literature unworthy of serious study. Senryu are interesting, however, precisely because they reflect the thoughts and feelings of ordinary townspeople in a way that other more orthodox types of Japanese literature do not. In his introduction on the nature and historical background of the form, Makoto Ueda explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince. Collecting 400 eighteenth- and nineteenth-century poems--with the romanized Japanese verse presented at the bottom of each page-- Light Verse from the Floating World is divided into thematic sections, each preceded by a short introduction: * satirical senryu, aimed at people of the ruling warrior class and civilians of various professions; * senryu on human relationships--between young lovers, husband and wife, parent and child, or family members of different generations; * poems on townspeople enjoying themselves in the "amusement" district; * ridicule of well-known historical figures; * and poems on the poets' general outlook on life. Replete with keen observations on the human world rather than the natural one, this first comprehensive anthology in English translation of this major genre of Japanese literature will appeal to scholars and students of Japanese culture, as well as general readers of poetry., Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical--and often humorous--poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention because most were written by anonymous amateur poets and were therefore considered popular literature unworthy of serious study. Senryu are interesting, however, precisely because they reflect the thoughts and feelings of ordinary townspeople in a way that other more orthodox types of Japanese literature do not. In his introduction on the nature and historical background of the form, Makoto Ueda explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince. Collecting 400 eighteenth- and nineteenth-century poems--with the romanized Japanese verse presented at the bottom of each page-- Light Verse from the Floating World is divided into thematic sections, each preceded by a short introduction: - satirical senryu, aimed at people of the ruling warrior class and civilians of various professions; - senryu on human relationships--between young lovers, husband and wife, parent and child, or family members of different generations; - poems on townspeople enjoying themselves in the "amusement" district; - ridicule of well-known historical figures; - and poems on the poets' general outlook on life. Replete with keen observations on the human world rather than the natural one, this first comprehensive anthology in English translation of this major genre of Japanese literature will appeal to scholars and students of Japanese culture, as well as general readers of poetry., Previously neglected by scholars as "popular literature," the study of senryu--a 17-syllable verse form--provides valuable insight into the thoughts and feelings of ordinary Japanese townspeople. This collection of 400 humorous and often satirical poems written during the late 18th and early 19th century provides a rich sampling of the senryu form and its prevailing themes. Ueda outlines the history and nature of senryo in an introduction, and provides further readings in a bibliography.
LC Classification Number
PL782.E3L44 1999
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