| Description |
xi, 163 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
From Fireworks (1956) -- From The gladiator's arena (1960) -- From Universe of the rose (1964) -- From The town of mirrors, or forest of eyes (1968) -- From A false record of ages (1971) -- From The four-faced path (1975) -- From A spray of water : Tanka (1975) -- From Lotophagi (1980) -- From Ceremonial fire (1986) -- From Along the riverbank (1998) -- From The land of the Long River (2000) -- From A souvenir of wind : Haiku (2003) -- From Upon breaking the seal (2004) -- From Person of the playful star : Tanka (2005) |
| Summary |
"One of Japan's most important modern poets, Tada Chimako (1930-2003) gained prominence in her native country for her sensual, frequently surreal poetry and fantastic imagery. Although Tada's writing is an essential part of postwar Japanese poetry, her use of themes and motifs from European, Near Eastern, and Mediterranean history, mythology, and literature, as well as her sensitive explorations of women's inner lives make her very much a poet of the world. Forest of Eyes offers English-language readers an opportunity to read a wide selection from Tada's extraordinary oeuvre, including non-traditional free verse, poems in the traditional forms of tanka and haiku, and prose poems. Translator Jeffrey Angles introduces this collection with an incisive essay that situates Tada as a poet, explores her unique style, and analyzes her contribution to the representation of women in postwar Japanese literature"--From publisher description |
| Notes |
"The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Joan Palevsky Literature in Translation Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Japanese |
| Subject |
Haiku -- Translations into English.
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Japanese poetry -- Translations into English.
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Japanese poetry -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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Surrealism -- Poetry.
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Women and literature -- Japan.
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| Author |
Angles, Jeffrey, 1971-
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| LC no. |
2010001664 |
| ISBN |
0520260503 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0520260511 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9780520260504 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780520260511 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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