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.
| ISBN: | 9780804725262 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 1995 |
| Author: | Makoto Ueda |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 468 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry |