Bashō and his interpreters : selected hokku with commentary
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Bashō and his interpreters : selected hokku with commentary
Stanford University Press, c1992
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 431-432
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
-
: cloth ISBN 9780804719162
Description
This book has a dual purpose. The first is to present in a new English translation 255 representative hokku (or haiku) poems of Matsuo Basho (1644-94), the Japanese poet who is generally considered the most influential figure in the history of the genre. The second is to make available in English a wide spectrum of Japanese critical commentary on the poems over the last three hundred years.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The making of a poet, 1644-1677
- 2. Haikai master in Edo 1678-1683
- 3. Two western journeys, 1684-1688
- 4. The narrow road to the far north, 1689-1691
- 5. Last years, 1692-1694
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780804725262
Description
This book has a dual purpose. The first is to present in a new English translation 255 representative hokku (or haiku) poems of Matsuo Basho (1644-94), the Japanese poet who is generally considered the most influential figure in the history of the genre. The second is to make available in English a wide spectrum of Japanese critical commentary on the poems over the last three hundred years.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. The making of a poet, 1644-1677 2. Haikai master in Edo 1678-1683 3. Two western journeys, 1684-1688 4. The narrow road to the far north, 1689-1691 5. Last years, 1692-1694 Notes Glossary Bibliography Index.
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