{"product_id":"linked-verse-in-medieval-japan-h-mack-horton-9780231191142","title":"Linked Verse in Medieval Japan: History, Commentary, Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eLinked verse (\u003ci\u003erenga\u003c\/i\u003e) was the most popular form of poetry in Japan's medieval era (c. 1200-1600 CE). \u003ci\u003eRenga\u003c\/i\u003e poets linked verses of seventeen and fourteen syllables into long sequences in accordance with complex rules and literary allusions; the first verse, which initially stood alone, was the ancestor of the modern haiku. Courtiers, warriors, and commoners alike practiced linked verse in an atmosphere of literary artistry, scholarship, social sensitivity, and charged competition. The masters were often invited at great expense to warrior domains to preside at linked-verse sessions and provide instruction in the art. Some of Japan's most famous poets, notably Sōgi and Bashō, composed not only revered \u003ci\u003erenga\u003c\/i\u003e works but also books of guidance, history, theory, and commentary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the most comprehensive work in English on premodern Japanese linked verse. It includes a history of the genre in both its formal (\u003ci\u003eushin\u003c\/i\u003e) and unorthodox (\u003ci\u003ehaikai\u003c\/i\u003e) manifestations through the work of Bashō, an introduction to linked-verse composition and commentaries, and an overview of the art's performative aspects. These three parts are each linked to original English translations: an early treatise on \u003ci\u003erenga\u003c\/i\u003e history, theory, and rules; a particularly intricate hundred-verse sequence and its contemporary commentaries; and two guides to mental attitude and deportment at a \u003ci\u003erenga\u003c\/i\u003e session. Wide-ranging and erudite, \u003ci\u003eLinked Verse in Medieval Japan\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful account of the history, theory, and practice of one of Japan's great art forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Mack Horton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231191146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231191142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"H. Mack Horton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46465667072255,"sku":"9780231191142","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a24851e-7e44-482b-95a0-9daab9a73b89.jpg?v=1736346930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/linked-verse-in-medieval-japan-h-mack-horton-9780231191142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}