{"product_id":"the-ends-of-meter-in-scott-mehl-9781501761171","title":"The Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry: Translation and Form","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Scott Mehl analyzes the complex response of Meiji-era Japanese poets and readers to the challenge introduced by European verse and the resulting crisis in Japanese poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e Amidst fierce competition for literary prestige on the national and international stage, poets and critics at the time recognized that the character of Japanese poetic culture was undergoing a fundamental transformation, and the stakes were high: the future of modern Japanese verse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMehl documents the creation of new Japanese poetic forms, tracing the first invention of Japanese free verse and its subsequent disappearance. He examines the impact of the acclaimed and reviled \u003ci\u003eshintaishi\u003c\/i\u003e, a new poetic form invented for translating European-language verse and eventually supplanted by the reintroduction of free verse as a Western import. \u003ci\u003eThe Ends of Meter in Modern Japanese Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e draws on materials written in German, Spanish, English, and French, recreating the global poetry culture within which the most ambitious Meiji-era Japanese poets vied for position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Mehl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150176117X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501761171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell East Asia Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022","brand":"Scott Mehl","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995367997695,"sku":"9781501761171","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bfd0a5f-8dbf-42dc-a90f-a4358d1c3bd8.jpg?v=1683335424","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ends-of-meter-in-scott-mehl-9781501761171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}