JAPAN
JAPANESE LITERARURE
- is one of the major literature in the
world. it is less voluminous than
Chinese literature but comparable to
Arabic, Persian and Indian literature.
it covers the period from the fifth
century a.d to the present.
- One of the oldest and richest national literatures. Since
the late 1800s, Japanese writings have become abroad.
Increasingly familiar abroad.
Genres such genres such as haiku verse, no drama, and
the Japanese novel have a substantial impact on literature
in any parts of the world. As haiku verse, no drama, and
the Japanese novel have a substantial impact on literature
in any parts of the world.
Haiku
-Is A Form Of Japanese Poetry, Consisting Of 17 Moras
In Three Metrical Phrases Of 5, 7, And 5 Moras
Respectively.
-Typically Contain A Kigo(seasonal Reference), And
Kireji Or Verbal Caesura.
-In Japanese, Haiku Are Traditionally Printed In A Single
Vertical Line, While Haiku In English Usually Appear In
Three Lines, To Parallel The Three Metrical Phrases Of
Japanese Haiku.
Previously called HOKKU, haiku was
given its current name by the japanese
writer masaoka shiki at the end of the
19th century.
• Mora- is a sound unit, much like a
syllable.
• Haiku poems started out as a popular
activity called "tanka".
• Tanka- was a progressive poem, where one
person would write the first three lines with a
5- 7-5 structure, and the next person would
add a section with a 7-7 structure.
• The first verse was called a "hokku" and set
the mood for the rest of the verses.
• The word haiku is derived from hokku.
Four master haiku poets known as "the great four"
1. Matsuo basho
2. Kobayashi issa
3. Masaoka shiki
4. Yosa buson
Natzumi soseki- a famed novelist and
contemporary of shiki, who also wrote haiku.
1. Matsu basho
-11644-1694) considered the greatest haiku poet
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
Autumn moonlight-
A worm digs silently
Into the chestnut
In the twilight rain
These brilliant-hued hibiscus
A lovely sunset
2. Yosa buson
41716-1784), a haiku master poct and painter.
A summer river being crossed
How pleasing
With sandals in my hand!
Light of the moon
Moves west, flower's shadows
Creep eastward.
In the moonlight
The color and scent of the wisteria
Seems far away.
3. Kobayashi Issa
(1763-18283, a renowned haiku poet.
O snail
Climb Mount Fuji,
But slowly, slowly!
Trusting the buddha, good and had
I bid farewell
To the departing year.
Everything I touch
With tenderness, alas.
Pricks like a bramble .
4. Masaoki shiki
(1867-1902)-credited with reviving the haiku
and developing its modern format
I want to sleep
Swat the flies
Softly, please
After killing
A spider, bow lonely I fell
In the cold of night!
For love and for hate.
I swat a fly and offer it
To an ant.
