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Matsuo Basho: see Basho Basho (Matsuo Basho) (mät`s ..... Click the link for more information. . Bashoor Matsuo Basho orig. Matsuo Munefusa(born 1644, Ueno, Iga province, Japan—died Nov. 28, 1694, Osaka) Japanese haiku poet, the greatest practitioner of the form. Following the Zen philosophy he studied, he attempted to compress the meaning of the world into the simple pattern of his poetry, disclosing hidden hopes in small things and showing the interdependence of all objects. His The Narrow Road to the Deep North (1694), a poetic prose travelogue, is one of the loveliest works of Japanese literature. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings, by Matsuo Basho, translated by Sam Hamill, Shambhala Publications, Boston, Mass. A who's who of American poets suggested their favorites; I read the table of contents and swoon: "Fern Hill" by Dylan Thomas, "Fog" by Carl Sandburg, and haiku by Matsuo Basho. Although students of haiku disagree regarding its genesis, they concur that Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), Taniguchi Buson (1715-1783), and Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827) join Shiki as the undisputed developers and masters of the form (Blyth, Haiku 1: 328-50). |
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