A Brief History of Imbecility : Poetry and Prose of Takamura Kōtarō

Expanded ed. of: Chieko and other poems of Takamura Kåotaråo. 1980. With new introd. and prose essays added. Hiroaki Sato provides a lucid picture of Takamura Kotaro 's eloquent struggle with art and with life. Originally published in 1980 as Chieko and Other Poems, this expanded volume includes a new introduction and a new selection of Takamura's essays on art and other subjects.