The River of Heaven: The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki - Robert Aitken - Libros - Counterpoint - 9781582437101 - 10 de mayo de 2011
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The River of Heaven: The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki

Robert Aitken

The River of Heaven: The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki

Known to many as the study of quiet stillness and introspection, Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself through brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. In River of Heaven these concepts and pillars lend themselves to an exploration of Haiku, one of the most delicate and interpretive poetic forms in the world. The haiku verse form, with its rigid structure and organic description is a superb means of studying Zen modes of thought because its seventeen syllables impose a limitation that confines the poet to vital experience. In Haiku as in Buddhism, the silences are as expressive as the words.

In this volume, American Senior Zen Roshi Robert Aitken gives new insight into Haiku by poetic masters Basho, Issa, Buson, and Shiki. In presenting themes from Haiku and from Zen literature, Aitken illuminates the relationship between the two. Readers are certain to find this an invaluable and enjoyable experience for the remarkable revelation it offers.


208 pages, black & white illustrations

Medios de comunicación Libros     Paperback Book   (Libro con tapa blanda y lomo encolado)
Publicado 10 de mayo de 2011
ISBN13 9781582437101
Editores Counterpoint
Páginas 208
Dimensiones 208 × 139 × 15 mm   ·   272 g
Lengua English  

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