One Hundred Great Books in Haiku
Author: Bader, David
ISBN: 9780141399423
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 28 Jun 2010
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback / softback
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 UK
Year first published: 28 Jun 2010
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback / softback
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!
