H. H. Honda
Auteur de One Hundred Poems From One Hundred Poets
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Œuvres de H. H. Honda
From Spring to Winter 2 exemplaires
The Kokin Waka-Shu 1 exemplaire
The Poetry of Ishikawa Takuboku, 1 exemplaire
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This is a classical Japanese collection (thirteenth century) of 5-7-5-7-7 verse (waka). It's fairly well-known, though the poetry itself is only moderately good by modern standards. The poems are generally self-reflective, and a large number of them are simply plaintive decrees of love in one form or another. The version available on the web, http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/hyakunin/index.html, is actually an excellent translation in direct clear language, which does a very reasonable job of preserving the literal meaning and providing the rich details of the original poems. The book by Honda, on the other hand, converts each poem into a 4-line poem with an abab rhyming pattern. In the process, the meaning is sometimes significantly compromised and the syntax is frequently contorted to make the rhymes work. Honda also gets caught up in archaic "poet-speak" with lovely regressions like "ere", "alas", and "lo". In any case, the online version is definitely worth looking at -- they include wonderful woodblock prints (in black-and-white) with each poem.… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 7
- Membres
- 33
- Popularité
- #421,955
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 3
- Langues
- 1
much of the popular knowledge of traditional poets in Japan. Some of my Japanese students still know these poems on account of the game. This sequence has also been illustrated by Japanese artists.