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.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Herbert Jonsson -- Introduction / Herbert Jonsson -- 1 The Commentary as Method / Herbert Jonsson -- 2 Thinner, yet Thinner / Herbert Jonsson -- 3 While the Cherries Bloom / Herbert Jonsson -- 4 Lamenting Spring / Herbert Jonsson -- 5 Nioizuke / Herbert Jonsson -- 6 As I Halt My Step / Herbert Jonsson -- 7 This Shuddering Autumn / Herbert Jonsson -- 8 You and Me / Herbert Jonsson -- Reflections / Herbert Jonsson -- Works Cited / Herbert Jonsson -- General Index / Herbert Jonsson -- Index of Season Words / Herbert Jonsson.