Reading Japanese haikai poetry : : a study in the polyphony of Yosa Buson's linked poems / / by Herbert H. Jonsson.

• Superior document: Brill's Japanese Studies Library, Volume 56
• VerfasserIn: Jonsson, Herbert H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Japanese studies library ; Volume 56.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; 1 The Commentary as Method /; 2 Thinner, yet Thinner /; 3 While the Cherries Bloom /; 4 Lamenting Spring /; 5 Nioizuke /; 6 As I Halt My Step /; 7 This Shuddering Autumn /; 8 You and Me /; Reflections /; Works Cited /; General Index /; Index of Season Words /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004311211
• ISSN: 0925-6512
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Herbert H. Jonsson.

In Reading Japanese Haikai Poetry Herbert Jonsson makes an inquiry into the multitude ways in which Japanese linked haikai poetry has been read and understood. A number of poems composed by the eighteenth-century master Yosa Buson are analyzed in great detail. Although closely related to the popular haiku, haikai is often regarded as difficult for non-specialists, but this study offers the reader a wealth of explanations, displaying the varied perspectives available. The first part of the book consists of a thorough investigation of how these poems have been interpreted in the Japanese commentary tradition. The second concluding part offers an innovative study of the poetics of scent ( nioizuke ), essential for understanding the creative force of this poetry.