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西の季語物語

Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize

西の季語物語

Ibaraki Kazuo

A work of haiku criticism that explores the settings and meanings of seasonal words through the nature, local culture, and lived traditions of western Japan. It also includes reminiscences of Kenji Nakagami and Boseki Ujo.

seasonal wordshaiku criticismwestern Japan

Work Information

A work of criticism that reconsiders the practice of haiku through western Japan's nature, local culture, and seasonal words.

In this collection of criticism, Kazuo Ibaraki examines the relationship between seasonal words and haiku through the nature, local culture, and fading traditions of western Japan. Its essays address the background of seasonal words, places for haiku composition, and the practice of haiku, with reminiscences of Kenji Nakagami and Boseki Ujo included.

Book Information

Publisher
KADOKAWA
Published
1996-04-01
Pages
235 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784048834483
ISBN-10
4048834487
Price
400 JPY
Category
本/文学・評論/詩歌/季語・歳時記

奈良に生まれ、京都に住む行動派の著者が、豊かで温い体験を通して綴る西の自然と季語礼賛。失われゆく生活伝承を愛惜しながら、心豊かに、活力に充ちた俳句の現場を語る。付・中上健次 右城暮石 追懐。

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