Author: Robin D. Gill
Publisher: Paraverse Press
ISBN: 0974261890
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
In this book, the first of a series, Robin D. Gill, author of the highly acclaimed Rise, Ye Sea Slugs! and Cherry Blossom Epiphany, the largest single-theme anthologies of poetry ever published, explores the traditional Japanese New Year through 2,000 translated haiku (mostly 17-20c). "The New Year," R.H. Blyth once wrote, "is a season by itself." That was nowhere so plain as in the world of haiku, where saijiki, large collections called of ku illustrating hundreds, if not thousands of briefly explained seasonal themes, generally comprised five volumes, one for each season. Yet, the great doyen of haiku gave this fifth season, considered the first season when it came at the head of the Spring rather than in mid-winter, only a tenth of the pages he gave to each of the other four seasons (20 vs. 200). Was Blyth, Zen enthusiast, not enamored with ritual? Or, was he loath to translate the New Year with its many cultural idiosyncrasies (most common to the Sinosphere but not to the West), because he did not want to have to explain the haiku? It is hard to say, but, with these poems for the re-creation of the world, Robin D. Gill, aka "keigu" (respect foolishness, or respect-fool), rushes in where even Blyth feared to tread to give this supernatural or cosmological season - one that combines aspects of the Solstice, Christmas, New Year's, Easter, July 4th and the Once Upon a Time of Fairy Tales - the attention it deserves. With G.K. Chesterton's words, evoking the mind of the haiku poets of old, the author-publisher leaves further description of the content to his reader-reviewers. "The man standing in his own kitchen-garden with the fairyland opening at the gate, is the man with large ideas. His mind creates distance; the motor-car stupidly destroys it." (G.K. Chesterton: Heretics 1905)
The 5th Season: New year ku (books 1 & 2 of 4)
Author: Robin D. Gill
Publisher: Paraverse Press
ISBN: 0974261890
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
In this book, the first of a series, Robin D. Gill, author of the highly acclaimed Rise, Ye Sea Slugs! and Cherry Blossom Epiphany, the largest single-theme anthologies of poetry ever published, explores the traditional Japanese New Year through 2,000 translated haiku (mostly 17-20c). "The New Year," R.H. Blyth once wrote, "is a season by itself." That was nowhere so plain as in the world of haiku, where saijiki, large collections called of ku illustrating hundreds, if not thousands of briefly explained seasonal themes, generally comprised five volumes, one for each season. Yet, the great doyen of haiku gave this fifth season, considered the first season when it came at the head of the Spring rather than in mid-winter, only a tenth of the pages he gave to each of the other four seasons (20 vs. 200). Was Blyth, Zen enthusiast, not enamored with ritual? Or, was he loath to translate the New Year with its many cultural idiosyncrasies (most common to the Sinosphere but not to the West), because he did not want to have to explain the haiku? It is hard to say, but, with these poems for the re-creation of the world, Robin D. Gill, aka "keigu" (respect foolishness, or respect-fool), rushes in where even Blyth feared to tread to give this supernatural or cosmological season - one that combines aspects of the Solstice, Christmas, New Year's, Easter, July 4th and the Once Upon a Time of Fairy Tales - the attention it deserves. With G.K. Chesterton's words, evoking the mind of the haiku poets of old, the author-publisher leaves further description of the content to his reader-reviewers. "The man standing in his own kitchen-garden with the fairyland opening at the gate, is the man with large ideas. His mind creates distance; the motor-car stupidly destroys it." (G.K. Chesterton: Heretics 1905)
Publisher: Paraverse Press
ISBN: 0974261890
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
In this book, the first of a series, Robin D. Gill, author of the highly acclaimed Rise, Ye Sea Slugs! and Cherry Blossom Epiphany, the largest single-theme anthologies of poetry ever published, explores the traditional Japanese New Year through 2,000 translated haiku (mostly 17-20c). "The New Year," R.H. Blyth once wrote, "is a season by itself." That was nowhere so plain as in the world of haiku, where saijiki, large collections called of ku illustrating hundreds, if not thousands of briefly explained seasonal themes, generally comprised five volumes, one for each season. Yet, the great doyen of haiku gave this fifth season, considered the first season when it came at the head of the Spring rather than in mid-winter, only a tenth of the pages he gave to each of the other four seasons (20 vs. 200). Was Blyth, Zen enthusiast, not enamored with ritual? Or, was he loath to translate the New Year with its many cultural idiosyncrasies (most common to the Sinosphere but not to the West), because he did not want to have to explain the haiku? It is hard to say, but, with these poems for the re-creation of the world, Robin D. Gill, aka "keigu" (respect foolishness, or respect-fool), rushes in where even Blyth feared to tread to give this supernatural or cosmological season - one that combines aspects of the Solstice, Christmas, New Year's, Easter, July 4th and the Once Upon a Time of Fairy Tales - the attention it deserves. With G.K. Chesterton's words, evoking the mind of the haiku poets of old, the author-publisher leaves further description of the content to his reader-reviewers. "The man standing in his own kitchen-garden with the fairyland opening at the gate, is the man with large ideas. His mind creates distance; the motor-car stupidly destroys it." (G.K. Chesterton: Heretics 1905)
Man’yōshū (Book 19)
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004370102
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Book nineteen of the Man’yōshū (‘Anthology of Myriad Leaves’) continues Alexander Vovin’s new English translation of this 20-volume work originally compiled between c.759 and 785 AD. It is the earliest Japanese poetic anthology in existence and thus the most important compendium of Japanese culture of the Asuka and Nara periods. Book nineteen is the eighth volume of the Man’yōshū to be published to date (following books fifteen (2009), five (2011), fourteen (2012), twenty (2013), seventeen (2016), eighteen (2016) and one (2017). Each volume of the Vovin translation contains the original text, kana transliteration, romanization, glossing and commentary.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004370102
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Book nineteen of the Man’yōshū (‘Anthology of Myriad Leaves’) continues Alexander Vovin’s new English translation of this 20-volume work originally compiled between c.759 and 785 AD. It is the earliest Japanese poetic anthology in existence and thus the most important compendium of Japanese culture of the Asuka and Nara periods. Book nineteen is the eighth volume of the Man’yōshū to be published to date (following books fifteen (2009), five (2011), fourteen (2012), twenty (2013), seventeen (2016), eighteen (2016) and one (2017). Each volume of the Vovin translation contains the original text, kana transliteration, romanization, glossing and commentary.
The Europa World Year Book 2003
Author: Europa Publications
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781857432275
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 2470
Book Description
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781857432275
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 2470
Book Description
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The New York Times Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
The American Bookseller
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
Book Description
How Japanese and Japanese-Americans Brought Soyfoods to the United States and the Hawaiian Islands--A History (1851-2011)
Author: William Shurtleff
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914373
Category : Soyfoods industry
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914373
Category : Soyfoods industry
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The New International Year Book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
International Commerce
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consular reports
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Consular reports
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
The Bookseller
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
Book Description
East European Accessions List
Author: Library of Congress. Processing Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe, Eastern
Languages : en
Pages : 1134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe, Eastern
Languages : en
Pages : 1134
Book Description