Book detail: A History of Haiku: From the beginnings up to Issa is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
The volume explores the origins of haiku within the longer tanka form, traces its emergence as an independent three-line verse with the classical masters such as Basho, Buson, and their predecessors, and extends the historical account to examine the distinctive poetic contributions of Issa, whose sensitive and often humorous observations of nature and daily life marked a significant shift in the tradition. The work provides readers with an understanding of how haiku developed as both an artistic practice and a way of perceiving the world, reflecting changes in Japanese culture, philosophy, and aesthetic values across different historical periods.
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