Songs in the Garden: Poetry and Gardens in Ancient Japan

by Marc Peter Keane

The garden as a poem. Not simply a beautiful design to be appreciated by looking, but a living poem that can actually be read. That is the way gardens were thought of in Japan during the Heian period (794-1185). In that ancient society, a detailed understanding of poetry was an essential part of life for people in the literate classes. Poetic anthologies were learned by heart and all manner of communications either included poems or were interwoven...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615603386
• ISBN13: 9780615603384
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Mpk Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"