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In April 1926, the Japanese poet Taneda Santoka (1882--1940) set off on the first of many walking trips, journeys in which he tramped thousands of miles through the Japanese countryside. These journeys were part of his religious training as a Buddhist monk as well as literary inspiration for his memorable and often painfully moving poems. The works he wrote during this time comprise a record of his quest for spiritual enlightenment. Although Santoka was master of conventional-style haiku, which he wrote in his youth, the vast majority of his works, and those for which he is most admired, are in free-verse form. He also left a number of diaries in which he frequently recorded the circumstances that had led to the composition of a particular poem or group of poems. In For All My Walking, master translator Burton Watson makes Santoka's life story and literary journeys available to English-speaking readers and students of haiku and Zen Buddhism. He allows us to meet Santoka directly, not by withholding his own opinions but by leaving room for us to form our own. Watson's translations bring across not only the poetry but also the emotional force at the core of the poems. This volume includes 245 of Santoka's poems and of excerpts from his prose diary, along with a chronology of his life and a compelling introduction that provides historical and biographical context to Taneda Santoka's work.
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Taneda Santoka's poetry attracted limited notice during his lifetime (18821940), but there has been a remarkable upsurge of interest in his life and writings. Japanese bookstores customarily display an impressive array of Santoka's poems, letters, and diaries, as well as critical studies and memoirs by persons who knew him. Including 245 poems and selected diary excerpts, For All My Walking makes Santoka's work available to English-speaking readers and students of haiku and Zen Buddhism.
In April 1926, Santoka set off on the first of many walking trips, journeys in which he tramped literally thousands of miles through the Japanese countryside. Such journeys were often part of the religious training of Buddhist monks, particularly those of the Zen school. At the same time, these walking trips provided literary inspiration for Santoka's memorable and often painfully moving poems. Although Santoka wrote conventional-style haiku in his youth, the vast majority of his works, and those for which he is most admired, are in free-verse form. He also left a number of diaries in which he frequently recorded the circumstances that led to the composition of a particular poem or group of poems.
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An Important book on Santoka
2005/3/17
形式:ペーパーバック
This is the most recent book on Santoka Taneda in English. Santoka not that long ago was unkown to most English speakers/readers. He a was poet with much baggage who had a very hard life starting with his mother's suicide followed by alcholism & depression. The story goes that he tried to commit suicide later in life by standing in front of an oncoming train and was saved by a Zen monk. After recuperating in a monastery Santoka became a monk himself and wandered all over Japan practicing "walking meditation" and drinking sake. He is considered by some Japan's last wandering poet/priest. (He died in 1940 by drinking himself to death.).
What makes Santoka's poetry such an interesting read is that he often looked at the world in a Zen bare bones manner. His haiku was not 5-7-5, but free verse and his work was contraversial to many for his style and form. Santoka's haiku and his life can't be separated. He lived to write, etc....For many poets who adhere to the obsolete 5-7-5 rule (in English) or dislike/don't understand Zen, they hope that Santoka's poetry would be ignored, but little by little his work is being noticed and appreciated outside Japan.
Burton Watson is in one of the best, if not the best translator of Japanese haiku and poetry. Watson nails on the head Santoka's style, which I believe is hard to do. A translator either gets it right or the poem is flat. Watson does a wonderful, concise intro without pretension. He not only translates Santoka's haiku, but also his diary entries, which most have never been translated into English. Along with John Stevens' "Mountain Tasting", which Watson admires, "For all my walking" by Watson is an important contribution to modern haiku studies.
What makes Santoka's poetry such an interesting read is that he often looked at the world in a Zen bare bones manner. His haiku was not 5-7-5, but free verse and his work was contraversial to many for his style and form. Santoka's haiku and his life can't be separated. He lived to write, etc....For many poets who adhere to the obsolete 5-7-5 rule (in English) or dislike/don't understand Zen, they hope that Santoka's poetry would be ignored, but little by little his work is being noticed and appreciated outside Japan.
Burton Watson is in one of the best, if not the best translator of Japanese haiku and poetry. Watson nails on the head Santoka's style, which I believe is hard to do. A translator either gets it right or the poem is flat. Watson does a wonderful, concise intro without pretension. He not only translates Santoka's haiku, but also his diary entries, which most have never been translated into English. Along with John Stevens' "Mountain Tasting", which Watson admires, "For all my walking" by Watson is an important contribution to modern haiku studies.
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For All of Santoka
2008/2/9
形式:ペーパーバック|Amazonが確認した購入
I read For All My Walking in 1.5 hours, and even after that I decided it should be kept permanently in my bag. It expresses the vision of the itinerant monk as poet, as pilgrim, and as visionary. Santoka may have been seen by many in his time as some kind of 'strange' combination of tramp and monk, but his diary entries reveal that, contrary to what many probably thought, he knew exactly what he was doing. More importantly, he knew exactly what he was FEELING. He knew and accepted himself unconditionally, an acceptance which led to a level of inner peace seldom achieved by so-called 'successful' or 'settled' individuals. His haiku on the delights and sorrows of sake are renouwned, but it is his haiku on loneliness and human frailty which speak to me the most. His honesty is stark but not unsettling, direct but not intrusive. Despite his self-inflicted poverty, he still took the time to polish his work. He was a self-styled perfectionist, and loved the art of haiku. I definitely recommend this book not only to haiku enthusiasts but also to those in search of the self.
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good but not great
2006/7/6
形式:ペーパーバック
i'm gonna have to disagree with the previous reviewer about watson's being the best translations of santoka's poetry out there. i've read santoka in japanese. (in fact, i have my copy of santoka's poetic works right in front of me.) watson is a great translator, but his versions of santoka don't really capture santoka's voice. they sound like a cowboy talking. i think that's as good as we can get out of him, considering he's an academic and this is a university-published text.
the only translations i've read that sound like santoka, and read like the original are in fact hiroaki sato's. i recommend that translation. it's worth it, believe me.
this text is however valuable for it's excerpts from santoka's diaries, which i enjoyed in particular. if you love santoka and already have other translations, get this; otherwise go with sato.
the only translations i've read that sound like santoka, and read like the original are in fact hiroaki sato's. i recommend that translation. it's worth it, believe me.
this text is however valuable for it's excerpts from santoka's diaries, which i enjoyed in particular. if you love santoka and already have other translations, get this; otherwise go with sato.
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