Haikai

  Shiki's Haikai Taiy ō 俳諧大要  Haikai Taiy ō 俳諧  =  haikai 大 =  large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; main 要 =  main point; essential point; important thing; need, essence, pivot, key to = 大要  essence, essentials Often rendered as "Outline of Haikai" Online source text: https://aozorashoin.com/title/57350 Version source text: "Haikai Taiyo" (Outline of Haikai), Iwanami Bunko, Iwanami Shoten   First edition published May 5, 1955 (Showa 30)   Second revised edition published September 16, 1983 (Showa 58)   Eighth printing published November 5, 1989 (Heisei 1) Original source text: First published in: "Nihon" (Japan), Nihon Newspaper Company   October 22, 1895 (Meiji 28) – December 31, 1895 This translation: mainly machine translation (DeepL) The final (8th) section on renga is omitted from this translation. At any points of confusion please refer to the original Japanese text. — Keith Evetts 26 June 2026 ...