How Long to Read The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems

How Long Does it Take to Read The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 35 minutes to read The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems by Robin D. Gill

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

17-syllabet Japanese poems about human foibles, sans season (i.e., not haiku), were introduced a half-century ago by RH Blyth in two books, "Edo Satirical Verse Anthologies" and "Japanese Life and Character in Senryu." Blyth regretted having to introduce not the best senryu, but only the best that were clean enough to pass the censors. In this anthology, compiled, translated and essayed by Robin D. Gill, like Blyth, a renowned translator of thousands of haiku, we find 1,300 of the senryu (and zappai) that would once have been dangerous to publish. The book is not just an anthology of dirty poems such as Legman's classic "Limericks" or Burford's delightful "Bawdy Verse," but probing essays of thirty themes representative of the eros - both real and imaginary - of Edo, at the time, the world's largest city. Japanese themselves use senryu for historical documentation of social attitudes and cultural practices; thousands of senryu (and the related zappai), including many poems we might consider obscene, serve as examples in the Japanese equivalent of the OED (nipponkokugodaijiten). The specialized argot, obscure allusions and ellipsis that make reading dirty senryu a delightful riddle for one who knows just enough to be challenged yet not defeated, make them impenetrable to outsiders, so this educational yet entertaining resource has not been accessible to most students of Japanese (and the limited translations prove that even professors have difficulty with it). This book tries to accomplish the impossible: it includes all the information - original poems, pronunciation, explanation, glossary - needed to help specialists improve their senryu reading skills, while refraining from full citations to leave plenty of room for the curious monolingual to skip about the eclectic goodies. [Published simultaneously with two titles as an experiment.]

How long is The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems?

The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems by Robin D. Gill is 505 pages long, and a total of 128,775 words.

This makes it 170% the length of the average book. It also has 157% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 43 minutes to read The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems aloud.

What Reading Level is The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems?

The Woman Without a Hole - & Other Risky Themes from Old Japanese Poems is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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