| Written on the Sky: Poems from the Japanese Contributor(s): Weinberger, Eliot (Editor), Rexroth, Kenneth (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0811218376 ISBN-13: 9780811218375 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Kenneth Rexroth was one of the pioneer American translators from the Chinese into English. From his bestselling books, One Hundred Poems from the Japanese, One Hundred More Poems from the Japanese, and Woman Poets of Japan, Eliot Weinberger (essayist, critic and translator extraordinaire) has culled the best of the best for this beautiful gift edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.610 |
| LCCN: 2008050008 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 3.9" W x 5.9" (0.20 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I go out of the darkness Onto a road of darkness Lit only by the far off Moon on the edge of the mountains. --Izumi Shikobu Over the years, thousands of readers have discovered the beauty of classic Japanese poetry through the superb English versions by the great American poet Kenneth Rexroth. Mostly haiku, these poems range from the classical and medieval to modern poetry, with an emphasis on folk songs and love lyrics. Because women played such an outstanding role in Japanese literature, included here are selections from their work, including the contemporary, deeply sensuous Marichiko. This elegant, beautifully designed gift book of poems spanning many centuries presents the original texts in romanji, the transliteration into the Western alphabet. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rexroth, Kenneth: - Poet-essayist Kenneth Rexroth (1905-1982) was a high-school dropout, disillusioned ex-Communist, pacifist, anarchist, rock-climber, critic and translator, mentor, Catholic-Buddhist spiritualist and a prominent figure of San Francisco's Beat scene. He is regarded as a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance and is among the first American poets to explore traditional Japanese forms such as the haiku.Weinberger, Eliot: - Eliot Weinberger is an essayist, editor, and translator. He lives in New York City. |