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Light Verse from the Floating World: An Anthology of Premodern Japanese Senryu Makoto Ueda
Light Verse from the Floating World: An Anthology of Premodern Japanese Senryu
Makoto Ueda
Similar in form to the well-known, more serious haiku, the satirical - and often humorous - poems known as senryu have received little scholarly attention. This title explores the elements of humor and satire contained in senryu, highlighting the mores that lie behind the laughter the poems evince.
288 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 6, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231115513 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 126 × 226 × 19 mm · 317 g |
| Translator | Ueda, Makoto |