基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1992.
Full Description
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.
Contents
Introduction; 1. The making of a poet, 1644-1677; 2. Haikai master in Edo 1678-1683; 3. Two western journeys, 1684-1688; 4. The narrow road to the far north, 1689-1691; 5. Last years, 1692-1694; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
