“It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found - indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese.” Has BeensFormFoundLiteratureModernEuropeEast Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
“Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and Western poetry is that the former cultivates short forms and the latter longer ones, gut this is only in part true.” IdeasFormLiteratureDifferencesStudentsWesternFormerGutsLatterPoetry Is Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
“The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry.” IfsReasonFormLiteratureInterestSpecialSubjectsStudentsOughtWesternSpecial InterestsFinnish Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
