Saigyo

Broschiertes Buch

Saigyo

Poems of a Mountain Home

Übersetzer: Watson, Burton

Beschreibung

Contains the translations of over 200 poems written by Saigyo (1118-1190), one of Japan's most influential traditional poets. The majority of the poetry is written in the 31-syllable "tanka" form, which was most favoured by the Japanese Royal Court.

Autor

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.

Produktdetails

• Translations from the Asian Classics
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 143mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9780231074933
• ISBN-10: 023107493X
• Artikelnr.: 22460580