One Hundred Great Books in Haiku: Popular Penguins
Author: Bader, David
ISBN: 9780141399423
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 104
Dimensions: 180mm x 111mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
In the sixteenth century, Zen monks in Japan developed the haiku, an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines. Now, in One Hundred Great Books in Haiku, David Bader has applied this ancient poetic form to the classics. From Homer to Milton to Dostyevsky, the great books are finally within reach of even the shortest attention spans!
ISBN: 9780141399423
Publisher: Penguin (General UK)
Year First Published: 2010
Pages: 104
Dimensions: 180mm x 111mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
In the sixteenth century, Zen monks in Japan developed the haiku, an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines. Now, in One Hundred Great Books in Haiku, David Bader has applied this ancient poetic form to the classics. From Homer to Milton to Dostyevsky, the great books are finally within reach of even the shortest attention spans!