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Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a lifelong traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world and these translations capture the artistry of t...

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Main Author: Matsuo, Bashō, 1644-1694 (Author)
Other Authors: Stryk, Lucien (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1985.
Series:Penguin classics.
Subjects:
Matsuo, Bashō, > 1644-1694 > Translations into English.
Japanese poetry > Edo period, 1600-1868.
Haiku.
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Summary:Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a lifelong traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world and these translations capture the artistry of the originals.
Physical Description:92 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Also issued online.
ISBN:0140444599
9780140444599
Author Notes:Basho was born near Kyoto in 1644. A poet and diarist, he spent his youth as companion to the son of the local lord, and with him studied the writing of poetry. In 1667 he moved to Edo (now Tokyo) and continued to write verse. Eventually, he became a recluse. His writings are strongly influenced by the Zen sect of Buddhism.
Lucien Stryk is a well-known translator.

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