American Poetry and Japanese Culture
by Kodoma, Sanehide
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0208020306
- ISBN 13
- 9780208020307
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0208020306 . KB 15. Xi, 264pp + 5 unnumbered pages. Notes, bibliography, index. Book has green cloth hardcover with gold text on spine. Dust jacket is cream with green design and green text. Slight bumping on head and tail. Text is clear and unmarked. "This is the first book in English during a quarter of a century to deal with impact of Japan on American poetry." Sanehide Kodama traces historically how these poets absorbed, filtered, transformed and assimilated Japanese influence in their work and into American culture. 5 poets are treated in depth: Amy Lowell, Ezra Pound, Kenneth Rexroth, Gary Snyder and Richard Wilbur. In English with some Japanese. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 280 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11105
- Title
- American Poetry and Japanese Culture
- Author
- Kodoma, Sanehide
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0208020306
- ISBN 13
- 9780208020307
- Publisher
- Archon Books
- Place of Publication
- Hamden, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 0208020306, Literature, Poems, Japan, Ezra_pound, Amy_lowell, Allan_ginsburg, Walt_whitman, Longfellow
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: U.S. & North America; Poetry;
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Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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