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He invented the term haiku (replacing hokku) to refer to the freestanding 5–7–5 form which he considered the most artistic and desirable part of the haikai no renga. [ 43 ] Basho was illustrated in one of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 's ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon collection, c. 1885-1892. [ 45 ]
Haiku (俳句, listen ⓘ) is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 morae (called on in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; [1] that include a kireji, or "cutting word"; [2] and a kigo, or seasonal reference.
Night is the first in a trilogy—Night, Dawn, Day—marking Wiesel's transition during and after the Holocaust from darkness to light, according to the Jewish tradition of beginning a new day at nightfall. "In Night," he said, "I wanted to show the end, the finality of the event. Everything came to an end—man, history, literature, religion, God.
Haibun is no longer confined to Japan, and has established itself as a genre in world literature [6] [7] that has gained momentum in recent years. [8]In the Haiku Society of America 25th anniversary book of its history, A Haiku Path, Elizabeth Lamb noted that the first English-language haibun, titled "Paris," was published in 1964 by Canadian writer Jack Cain. [9]
Kikaku set the tone for haikai from Basho death until the time of Yosa Buson in the late 18th century [2] He also left an important historical document, describing Bashō's final days, and the immediate aftermath of his death, which has been translated into English.
A monument containing a haiku by Shiki, in front of Matsuyama Station. Shiki may be credited with salvaging traditional short-form Japanese poetry and carving out a niche for it in the modern Meiji period. [38] While he advocated reform of haiku, this reform was based on the idea that haiku was a legitimate literary genre. [39]
Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to follow a mathematical theory describing fluids in nature. He couldn't have understood the equations, which came about decades after his death.
Ransetsu's poetry is low-keyed and austere, reflecting the sabi aspect of Bashō's writing, [3] but showing a real empathy with all living creatures. [4]A critical contemporary called him "a man of small calibre...he seems to have flowers, but has no fruit".