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The Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry : Translation and Form.

Mehl, Scott.

The Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry : Translation and Form. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (254 pages)

THE ENDS OF METER IN MODERN JAPANESE POETRY -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration and Personal Names -- Introduction: Making Forms New, Making New Forms -- 1. New Styles of Criticism for a New Style of Poetry -- 2. "This Dead Form, Begone": The Shi of Kitamura Tōkoku and the Debate over Meter -- 3. A Disaster Averted: Masaoka Shiki and the Value of Brevity -- 4. Difficulty in Poetry: Kanbara Ariake and the Experimenters in Prosody -- 5. Kawaji Ryūkō and the New Poetry -- Epilogue: A Form to Express Anything Whatsoever -- Appendix A. Ariake's Meters -- Appendix B. Ariake's Stanza Forms -- Appendix C. A Word about Terminology: syllable vs. mora vs. moji -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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9781501761195


Translating and interpreting-Japan-History-19th century.
Japanese literature-Foreign influences-History-19th century.


Electronic books.

PL733.6

895.614209

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