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Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature)
Basho Matsuo
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Description for Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature)
Paperback. In 1689, Matsuo Basho set off on a five-month journey into the mountains north of the capital, Edo. On his journey, he composed a number of observational poems. This volume includes annotations as well as a translation of a sequence of renga "linked verse" featuring Basho and his companion, Sora. Translator(s): Sato, Hiroaki. Series: Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's greatest haiku poet. Narrow Road to the Interior (Oku no Hosomichi) is his masterpiece. Ostensibly a chronological account of the poet's five-month journey in 1689 into the deep country north and west of the old capital, Edo, the work is in fact artful and carefully sculpted, rich in literary and Zen allusion and filled with great insights and vital rhythms. In Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages, poet and translator Hiroaki Sato presents the complete work in English and examines the threads of history, geography, philosophy, and literature that are woven into Basho's ... Read more
Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's greatest haiku poet. Narrow Road to the Interior (Oku no Hosomichi) is his masterpiece. Ostensibly a chronological account of the poet's five-month journey in 1689 into the deep country north and west of the old capital, Edo, the work is in fact artful and carefully sculpted, rich in literary and Zen allusion and filled with great insights and vital rhythms. In Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages, poet and translator Hiroaki Sato presents the complete work in English and examines the threads of history, geography, philosophy, and literature that are woven into Basho's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press
Condition
New
Series
Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Berkeley CA, United States
ISBN
9781880656204
SKU
V9781880656204
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Basho Matsuo
Hiroaki Sato is one of the leading translators of Japanese poetry into English, with numerous books and awards. Emi Suzuki works in illustrations and CD graphic design.
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