One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each
Penguin Publishing Group · Paperback · August 14, 2018
A prize-winning translation of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry Hyakunin Isshu is the most famous and popular collection of Japanese poetry, and the first work of Japanese literature ever to be translated into English.
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- Who it’s for
- A landmark collection of Japanese waka offers a compact way into centuries of poetic feeling.
- Themes
- Japanese classical poetry
- Genres
- Japanese Poetry, Poetry Anthologies, Japanese Literary Collections
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A prize-winning translation of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry Hyakunin Isshu is the most famous and popular collection of Japanese poetry, and the first work of Japanese literature ever to be translated into English. Compiled in the fourteenth century, the book is a collection of one hundred waka poems (a precursor of haiku), dating back to the seventh century.
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It's had a huge influence on Japanese culture ever since it was first published and is considered one of the three most important works of Japanese classical literature along with The Tale of Genji and Tales of Ise. “For more than seven centuries, these poems have resonated with countless readers ... [Peter MacMillan's] excellent new translation of these poems makes clear why they have mattered so much for so long ... [revealing] the vivid emotions that have kept the heart of the collection beating all this time.” —TIME For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A Hundred Small Windows
A landmark collection of Japanese waka offers a compact way into centuries of poetic feeling.
Come here for
- One hundred poems spanning the seventh to fourteenth centuries
- A classic with a long reach into Japanese culture
Expect
- Brief poems with vivid emotional resonance
- A prize-winning English translation
Where it sits
| Japanese Poetry | 93% |
|---|---|
| Poetry Anthologies | 51% |
| Japanese Literary Collections | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Japanese History
- Asian Poetry
- Japanese Poetry
- Authors
- Peter Macmillan
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- August 14, 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Japanese classical poetry
- Reading lane
- Japanese History