Bashō and His Interpreters (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Makoto Ueda
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Poetry and literary criticism
- Genres: Poetry, Haiku
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Eighteenth century, Seventeenth century, Aesthetics, Royal courts or courtiers, Zen Buddhism
It was back-to-school night, and the high school English teacher was telling the assembled parents about the ten-week writing module that the class had just begun. Explaining that instead of writing essays, the students would be writing poems, she gave two reasons for this departure from convention. First, a diagnostic test had shown that the writing skills of the students were generally poor, and she believed that they weren’t ready to attempt full-scale essays. Second, the class was very large, and it would be impossible for her to read and respond to so many essays every week. The...
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