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Howling at the moon: Poems of Hagiwara Sakutarō ; translated and with an introduction by Hiroaki Sato - Hardcover
Synopsis
Born into a wealthy family, Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942) was able as a young man to devote himself to poetry. Although he did not finish college, he read Western authors, including Poe, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Dostoevsky. His major works of poetry, written in 1917 and 1923, were Howling at the Moon and Blue, collected in this volume. These books transformed modern Japanese poetry, and changed forever the face of the future poetic landscape in Japan.
Brilliantly translated by Hiroaki Sato, this book was originally published by the University of Tokyo Press, and has long been out of print.
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About the Author
Born in a wealthy family, Hagiwara read Western authors such as Poe, Nietzsche, Schopenhaurer, and Dojstoevsky, devoting himself early in the century to create a new Japanese poetics. He is the author of several books of poetry, a work of fiction, and Principles of Poetry. Born in 1886, he died in 1946.
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Text: English, Japanese (translation)
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- Publisherexclusive distributor, ISBS
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0860082067
- ISBN 13 9780860082064
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages142
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