Basho's Haiku: Selected Poems of Matsuo Basho

by Matsuo Bashō

Book Overview

Basho's Haiku offers the most comprehensive translation yet of the poetry of Japanese writer Matsuo Basho (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, Basho is especially beloved by those who appreciate nature and those who practice Zen Buddhism. Born into the samurai class, Basho rejected that world after the death of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791461653
• ISBN13: 9780791461655
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.8"