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Haiku of Basho

By: Matsuo Basho

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Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness and drama of nature. Basho himself enjoyed solitude and a life free from possessions, and his haiku are the work of an observant eye and a meditative mind, uncluttered by materialism and alive to the beauty of the world around him.

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0141907770

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9780141907772

Travel Writings

By: Matsuo Basho

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Travel Writings

By: Matsuo Basho

The travel writings of Matsuo Bashō are of enormous literary importance, and so it is a joy to see them collected in this compact volume, in translations of exemplary elegance, faithfulness, and accessibility. The annotations are especially valuable: they show a solid grasp of the author’s life, work, and times, and provide rich and detailed background information about allusions to Chinese and Japanese classics. Along with the high quality of the translations themselves, this thorough commentary makes the book a significant scholarly resource and will help readers appreciate the density and delicacy of Bashō’s writing. A very welcome addition to the English-language literature on one of the central poets of the Japanese tradition." —David B. Lurie, Columbia University

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Hackett Publishing

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1624668852

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9781624668852

The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

By: Matsuo Basho

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

By: Matsuo Basho

It was with awe That I beheld Fresh leaves, green leaves, Bright in the sun' When the Japanese haiku master Basho composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North, he was an ardent student of Zen Buddhism, setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world and bring spiritual enlightenment. He writes of the seasons changing, the smell of the rain, the brightness of the moon and the beauty of the waterfall, through which he sensed the mysteries of the universe. These writings not only chronicle Basho's travels, but they also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him. Translated with an Introduction by Nobuyuki Yuasa

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Penguin UK

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0141913657

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9780141913650

Bashō's Haiku

Selected Poems of Matsuo Bashō

By: Matsuo Bashō

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Bashō's Haiku

Selected Poems of Matsuo Bashō

By: Matsuo Bashō

2005 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Basho's Haiku offers the most comprehensive translation yet of the poetry of Japanese writer Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694), who is credited with perfecting and popularizing the haiku form of poetry. One of the most widely read Japanese writers, both within his own country and worldwide, Bashō is especially beloved by those who appreciate nature and those who practice Zen Buddhism. Born into the samurai class, Bashō rejected that world after the death of his master and became a wandering poet and teacher. During his travels across Japan, he became a lay Zen monk and studied history and classical poetry. His poems contained a mystical quality and expressed universal themes through simple images from the natural world. David Landis Barnhill's brilliant book strives for literal translations of Bashō's work, arranged chronologically in order to show Bashō's development as a writer. Avoiding wordy and explanatory translations, Barnhill captures the brevity and vitality of the original Japanese, letting the images suggest the depth of meaning involved. Barnhill also presents an overview of haiku poetry and analyzes the significance of nature in this literary form, while suggesting the importance of Bashō to contemporary American literature and environmental thought.

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State University of New York Press

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0791484653

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9780791484654

Bashō's Journey

The Literary Prose of Matsuo Bashō

By: Matsuo Bashō

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Bashō's Journey

The Literary Prose of Matsuo Bashō

By: Matsuo Bashō

In Bashō's Journey, David Landis Barnhill provides the definitive translation of Matsuo Bashō's literary prose, as well as a companion piece to his previous translation, Bashō's Haiku. One of the world's greatest nature writers, Bashō (1644–1694) is well known for his subtle sensitivity to the natural world, and his writings have influenced contemporary American environmental writers such as Gretel Ehrlich, John Elder, and Gary Snyder. This volume concentrates on Bashō's travel journal, literary diary (Saga Diary), and haibun. The premiere form of literary prose in medieval Japan, the travel journal described the uncertainty and occasional humor of traveling, appreciations of nature, and encounters with areas rich in cultural history. Haiku poetry often accompanied the prose. The literary diary also had a long history, with a format similar to the travel journal but with a focus on the place where the poet was living. Bashō was the first master of haibun, short poetic prose sketches that usually included haiku. As he did in Bashō's Haiku, Barnhill arranges the work chronologically in order to show Bashō's development as a writer. These accessible translations capture the spirit of the original Japanese prose, permitting the nature images to hint at the deeper meaning in the work. Barnhill's introduction presents an overview of Bashō's prose and discusses the significance of nature in this literary form, while also noting Bashō's significance to contemporary American literature and environmental thought. Excellent notes clearly annotate the translations.

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213

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State University of New York Press

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0791483436

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9780791483435

Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times

Selected Haiku of Basho

By: Matsuo Basho

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Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times

Selected Haiku of Basho

By: Matsuo Basho

Vivid new translations of Basho's popular haiku, in a selected format ideal for newcomers as well as fans long familiar with the Japanese master. Basho, the famously bohemian traveler through seventeenth-century Japan, is a poet attuned to the natural world as well as humble human doings; "Piles of quilts/ snow on distant mountains/ I watch both," he writes. His work captures both the profound loneliness of one observing mind and the broad-ranging joy he finds in our connections to the larger community. David Young, acclaimed translator and Knopf poet, writes in his introduction to this selection, "This poet's consciousness affiliates itself with crickets, islands, monkeys, snowfalls, moonscapes, flowers, trees, and ceremonies...Waking and sleeping, alone and in company, he moves through the world, delighting in its details." Young's translations are bright, alert, musically perfect, and rich in tenderness toward their maker.

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129

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Knopf

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0307962008

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9780307962003

Classic Haiku

An Anthology of Poems by Basho and His Followers

By: Bash? Matsuo,Basho,Asataro Miyamori

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Classic Haiku

An Anthology of Poems by Basho and His Followers

By: Bash? Matsuo,Basho,Asataro Miyamori

This volume features dozens of Basho's poems as well as works by his predecessors and ten of his disciples — Kikaku, Ransetsu, Joso, and Kyoroku among them. Intended principally for readers with no knowledge of Japanese literature, the book includes the original Japanese text, a transliteration, and English translations for each verse.

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Courier Corporation

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0486422216

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Narrow Road to the Interior

By: Bashō Matsuo

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Narrow Road to the Interior

By: Bashō Matsuo

Matsuo Basho was the greatest of the Japanese haiku poets, whose genius elevated the haiku to an art form of intense spiritual beauty. This, one of the most revered classics of Japanese literature, is a diary of Basho's journey to the northern interior of Japan.

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Shambhala Publications

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0877736448

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Travel Writings

By: Matsuo Basho

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Travel Writings

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1624668852

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Delphi Collected Works of Basho and the Haikuists (Illustrated)

By: Matsuo Basho

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Delphi Collected Works of Basho and the Haikuists (Illustrated)

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The most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan, Matsuo Basho was of samurai descent and a Zen Buddhist, who became a master of haiku. He helped create a new style of poetry, capturing the meaning of the world into simple poetry. His work is celebrated for contrasting two separate experiences, reflecting the environment and emotions of a single moment, taken directly from nature. Haiku is a short form of poetry, composed of three phrases and 17 syllables. It has been employed by Basho and his fellow haikuists throughout the last five hundred years to convey an extraordinary depth of expression and ornate beauty. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents a wide selection of haiku by the leading poets of the last five centuries, with new translations, illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Basho’s life and works * Comprehensive introduction to the haiku form * Concise introduction to the life and poetry of Basho and other prominent haikuists * Original translations by Michael Haldane * Excellent formatting of the poems * Includes a wide selection of haikuists * Features two analytical works on the development of the haiku form Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to see our wide range of poet titles CONTENTS: Introduction Introduction to Haiku by Michael Haldane The Haiku Prominent Haikuists Other Haikuists Analysis Poetry of the Seventeenth Century by William George Aston Japanese Poetry by Basil Hall Chamberlain Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of poetry titles or buy the entire Delphi Poets Series as a Super Set

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276

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Delphi Classics

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1801700435

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9781801700436

Bashō's Journey

The Literary Prose of Matsuo Bashō

By: Matsuo Bashō

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The Literary Prose of Matsuo Bashō

By: Matsuo Bashō

Offers the most comprehensive collection of Basho's prose available, beautifully translated into English.

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SUNY Press

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0791464148

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9780791464144

Basho's Narrow Road

Spring and Autumn Passages

By: Matsuo Basho

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Basho's Narrow Road

Spring and Autumn Passages

By: Matsuo Basho

Poems that were written by Matsuo Basho in 1689. Ostensibly a travel diary, th book is rich in allusions to literature and Zen.-Stone Bridge Press. In this remarkable translation we find the elliptical, allusive, suggestive richness of the original. [This is] the most accessible version in English.-Cor van den Heuvel.

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Stone Bridge Press, Inc.

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1880656205

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Delphi Collected Works of Basho and the Haikuists (Illustrated)

By: Matsuo Basho

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By: Matsuo Basho

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Narrow Road to the Interior

And Other Writings

By: Matsuo Basho

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Narrow Road to the Interior

And Other Writings

By: Matsuo Basho

A masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature—part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening Bashō (1644–1694)—a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty—is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku recounting his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. This edition, part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series, features a masterful translation of this celebrated work. It also includes an insightful introduction by translator Sam Hamill detailing Bashō’s life and the art of haiku, three other important works by Bashō—Travelogue of Weather-Beaten Bones, The Knapsack Notebook, and Sarashina Travelogue—and two hundred and fifty of his finest haiku, making this the most complete single-volume collection of Bashō’s writings. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.

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Shambhala Publications

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1611806895

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9781611806892

Classic Haiku

An Anthology of Poems by Basho and His Followers

By: Bash? Matsuo,Basho,Asataro Miyamori

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An Anthology of Poems by Basho and His Followers

By: Bash? Matsuo,Basho,Asataro Miyamori

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Basho's Narrow Road

Spring and Autumn Passages

By: Matsuo Basho

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Basho's Narrow Road

Spring and Autumn Passages

By: Matsuo Basho

A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece. 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 exposition. He details in particular the extent to which Basho relied on the community of writers with whom he traveled and joined in linked verse (renga) poetry sessions, an example of which, A Farewell Gift to Sora, is included in this volume. In explaining how and why Basho made the literary choices he did, Sato shows how the poet was able to transform his passing observations into words that resonate across time and culture.

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Stone Bridge Press, Inc.

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1611725275

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9781611725278

Book's by Matsuo Basho

On Love and Barley

On Love and Barley

Travel Writings

Travel Writings

The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

Bashō's Haiku

Bashō's Haiku

Bashō's Journey

Bashō's Journey

Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times

Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times

Classic Haiku

Classic Haiku

Narrow Road to the Interior

Narrow Road to the Interior

Travel Writings

Travel Writings

Delphi Collected Works of Basho and the Haikuists (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Basho and the Haikuists (Illustrated)

Bashō's Journey

Bashō's Journey

Basho's Narrow Road

Basho's Narrow Road

Delphi Collected Works of Basho and the Haikuists (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Basho and the Haikuists (Illustrated)

Narrow Road to the Interior

Narrow Road to the Interior

Classic Haiku

Classic Haiku

Basho's Narrow Road

Basho's Narrow Road

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