Japanese Poetry History

Author: Luo Xingdian
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book covers the history of Japanese modern free verse (shintaishi) that emerged after the Meiji Restoration in Japan. The entire work adopts a perspective from China and the author's insights to provide a comprehensive overview of the history, examine various schools of thought, meticulously analyze each representative poet and their works, and discuss the general state of the poetic scene and historical characteristics of different eras. It synthesizes and highlights the main themes that run through the entire poetic history.