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Light Verse From the Floating World - An Anthology of Premodern Japanese Senryu

English · Hardback

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Summary

Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical - and often humorous - poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention. This title explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince.

Product details

Assisted by	Makoto Ueda (Translation)
Publisher	Columbia University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	06.10.1999

EAN	9780231115506
ISBN	978-0-231-11550-6
No. of pages	288
Subjects	Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies Education, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, Poetry anthologies (various poets)

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