Poems of a Mountain Home

by Saigyo, Burton Watson (Translator)

Overview

This collection includes two hundred poems of Saigyo (1119-1190), one of the most well-known and influential of the traditional Japanese poets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231074926
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	06/10/1991
Series:	Translations from the Asian Classics Series
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

Editorial Reviews

Saigyo (1118-1190) is one of the best known and most influential of the traditional Japanese poets. The nonpareil Burton Watson has here translated 200 of Saigyo's poems, almost all written in the 31-syllable tanks form. The initial sections on the four seasons are followed by a group of poems on the subject of romantic love, and religious and philosophical themes. The volume closes with striking experimental poems from the poet's last years. Watson's translations are accompanied by a romanized version of the Japanese original and identification of its location in Japanese anthologies. A splendid Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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