Principles of Poetry

by Sakutarō Hagiwara and Hagiwara Sakutaro

Book Overview

This work comprises the first complete English translation of Shi no Genri, one of the most important attempts at a theory of literature written in the modern period. Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886-1942) was not only an original poet but also a perceptive and lonely literary critic. This book, in his own words, "is not a collection of fragmentary writings, but a thoroughly systematic and organized discourse" on poetry and other related arts. He sees the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885445962
• ISBN13: 9781885445964
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher