Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary

Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary

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.
Country USA
Brand Stanford University Press
Manufacturer Stanford University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 7 half-tones 6 maps
ReleaseDate 1992-01-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780804725262

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