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  • Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry

    Translated by Edith Marcombe Shiffert ...
    by Yuki Sawa ...
    This collection of modern Japanese poetry presents carefully selected works for Western readers.The state of Japanese poetry in the twentieth century, its high quality and individuality is clearly shown in this book. The introduction gives a brief, lucid history of poetry in Japan, with the emphasis on modern poetry. The body of the book is taken up with the translation of the work of fortynine ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

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    by Dante Alighieri ...
    Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in the middle of the 13th century and what is principally known of him comes from his own writings. One of the world’s great literary masterpieces, the “Divine Comedy” is at its heart an allegorical tale regarding man’s search for divinity. The work is divided into three sections, “Inferno,” “Purgatorio,” and “Paradiso,” each containing thirty-three ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

    by William Shakespeare ...
    The present ebook comprises the complete writings of William Shakespeare. It comes with 150 original illustrations which are the engravings John Boydell commissioned for his Boydell Shakespeare Gallery. ------------ Contents: COMEDIES: The Comedy of Errors The Taming of the Shrew The Two Gentlemen of Verona Love's Labor's Lost A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of ... Read more

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  • Japanese Haiku: The Four Seasons

    Translated by Peter Beilenson ...
    by Basho, Buson ...
    Series Book 2 - Peter Pauper Press Classic Haiku
    Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilensons goals were twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional ... Read more

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  • Haiku Moment

    An Anthology of Contemporary North American Haiku

    by Bruce Ross ...
    Kagero Nikki, translated here as The Gossamer Years, belongs to the same period as the celebrated Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikuibu.This remarkably frank autobiographical diary and personal confession attempts to describe a difficult relationship as it reveals two tempestuous decades of the author's unhappy marriage and her growing indignation at rival wives and mistresses.Too impetuous to be ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Writing Haiku

    A Beginner's Guide to Composing Japanese Poetry - Includes Tanka, Renga, Haiga, Senryu and Haibun

    by Bruce Ross ...
    A world of dewAnd within every dewdropA world of struggleThe iconic three-line haiku form is increasingly popular today as people embrace its simplicity and grace—and its connections to the Japanese ethos of mindfulness and minimalism. Say more with fewer words.This practical guide by poet and teacher Bruce Ross shows you how to capture a fleeting moment, like painting a picture with words, and ... Read more

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  • Zen Fool Ryokan

    by Misao Kodama, Hikosaku Yanagishima ...
    This collection of Zen poetry by 19th century Japanese Buddhist monk and hermit Ryokan is a masterful exploration of life and nature.Ryokan's zen poems are celebration of the joys and sadness of everyday life. His spare, direct style is remarkable for its immediacy and intimacy.This bilingual collection contains more than 150 of his finest poems in Japanese and Chinese, including his famous ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Classic Haiku

    A Master's Selection

    **SparrowsPlaying hide-and-seekAmong the tea blossoms.-Kobayashi Issa**Haiku, the traditional Japanese verse form composed of seventeen syllables, can express a dramatic scene or philosophical idea in a single line of verse. In this collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters such as Basho and Buson, as well as haiku by contemporary poets. Fireflies, ... Read more

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  • Tales of Ise

    Translated from the classical Japanese

    by H. Jay Anonymous ...
    Translated by H. Jay Harris ...
    Series series Tuttle Classics
    Revered as one of the great literary classics of Japan, The Tales of Ise is an anonymous tenthcentury collection of Japanese poems and prose.First published in 1608 as Isemonogatori, the work is a product of court life in which the romantic assignations, intrigues, and social standards of aristocratic society in ancient Japan are vividly revealed. Each of the 125 episodes in the book consists of a ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Wang Wei the Painter-Poet

    by Dorothy Brush Walmsley, Lewis Calvin ...
    This Chinese art history book is a study of a single poet-artist—Wang Wei—perhaps the most influential of antiquity.This eighth-century genius, whose versatility is comparable to that of the great Italian Leonardo da Vinci, lived during the Tang Dynasty when the most brilliant cultural period in Chinese history was at its height.Whatever he attempted—as artist, poet, musician, doctor and official ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • Net of Fireflies

    by Harold Stewart ...
    A Net of Fireflies is a superb collection of classic haiku composed by the leading writers of this delicate but intricate art form.With over three Japanese hundred haiku poems written over five centuries, the book is a thorough introduction to the unique world of Japanese haiku. Thirty-three full color haiku paintings complement the poems, providing a new and delightful dimension for understanding ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD

  • To Walk in Seasons

    An Introduction to Haiku

    by William Howard Cohen ...
    To Walk in Seasons is designed to help the beginner discover haiku for himself, and eventually create his own haiku poems.It includes a lively and sensitive introduction on the nature of haiku. For individual study, or for use in the classroom, it also contains a study guide aimed at recreating the thought processes behind this terse, concentrated form. Mr. Cohen's poetry like his anthology ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD