Haibun

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Haibun ( Japanese 俳 文 for comic narration ) is a lyrical hybrid form of Japanese literature . The Haibun is a concise sketch, permeated with subjective impressions, in which a haiku is usually embedded towards the end , which has a pointed character, making the description lively and entertaining.

The Haibun is traditionally a chapter of a literary travel diary , like Matsuo Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi ( On Narrow Paths in Oku ) from 1689. In this, 43 Haibun form a complete narrative thread and consequently realize 43 illustrations of his journey from Yedo to the northwestern provinces and back Ise.

According to Bashō's literary theory , a successful Haibun must meet the following criteria:

  • It must not be an intellectually constructed work of art, but must arise out of the spontaneous experience;
  • it must have a closed overall concept and yet it must not be conclusive;
  • it must have a concise and simple style;
  • The use of allusions to the mental images of famous poets, scholars, monks, etc. from the past are considered an essential stylistic device;
  • all art-theoretical demands that determine the content of a haiku , such as reverberation, realism, being and transience, "loneliness" etc.

In recent times, Haibun have often appeared as an independent form, especially in the Anglophone area.

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