Basho and His Interpreters
Author | : Makoto Ueda |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2022 |
ISBN-10 | : 1503621928 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781503621923 |
Rating | : 4/5 (923 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Basho and His Interpreters by : Makoto Ueda
Download or read book Basho and His Interpreters written by Makoto Ueda and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.