In the past hundred years, haiku has gone far beyond its Japanese origins to become a worldwide phenomenon—with the classic poetic form growing and evolving as it has adapted to the needs of the whole range of languages and cultures that have embraced it. This proliferation of the joy of haiku is cause for celebration—but it can also compel us to go back to the beginning: to look at haiku’s development during the centuries before it was known outside Japan. This in-depth study of haiku history begins with the great early masters of the form—like Basho, Buson, and Issa—and goes all the way to twentieth-century greats, like Santoka. It also focuses on an important aspect of traditional haiku that is less known in the West: haiku art. All the great haiku masters created paintings (called haiga) or calligraphy in connection with their poems, and the words and images were intended to be enjoyed together, enhancing each other, and each adding its own dimension to the reader’s and viewer’s understanding. Here one of the leading haiku scholars of the West takes us on a tour of haiku poetry’s evolution, providing along the way a wealth of examples of the poetry and the art inspired by it.
ISBN-13: 9781645471219
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication Date: 11-29-2022
Pages: 384
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.99(h) x 1.06(d)
Stephen Addiss, PhD, is Professor of Art at the University of Richmond in Virginia. A scholar-artist, he has exhibited his ink paintings and calligraphy in Asia, Europe, and the United States. He is also the author or coauthor of more than thirty books and catalogues about East Asian arts, including The Sound of One Hand: The Paintings and Calligraphy of Zen Master Hakuin.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 Background: The Tanka (Waka) Tradition 15
2 Renga, Hokku, Haikai, and Haiga 45
3 Basho 79
4 Followers of Basho 127
5 Senryu and Zen 153
6 Buson 179
7 Issa and the Early Nineteenth Century 221
8 Shiki and the Modern Age 267
Appendix: Translating Haiku 311
Notes 314
Glossary 325
Selected Bibliography 326
Index 334
