Basho

Classic Haiku

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With the utmost economy and skill, the haiku poet paints a vast mural on a narrow canvas. Working within the strict 17-syllable limits of the traditional Japanese form, Matsuo Basho (1644–1694) and other masters evoke elements of the natural world to conjure up timeless moods and emotions. 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, this treasury includes the original Japanese text, a transliteration, and English translations for each verse; most poems also include a brief explication.
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567 printed pages
Publication year
2012
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Quotes

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    The autumn gloaming deepens into night;
    Black ’gainst the slowly-fading orange light,
    On withered bough a lonely crow is sitting.

    Trans. by Clara A. Walsh
  • horizonsofabysshas quotedlast year
    The Ruins of Takadachi Fort

    Ah, summer grasses wave !
    The warriors’ brave deeds were a dream !

    Bash
  • horizonsofabysshas quoted2 years ago
    A single match
    Makes darkness flinch.

    By Mannen

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