Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho (Collector's Edition) -- Basho

<b>A lavish collector's edition of the complete poems of eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Bash&#333;</b><b>--&#8203;with a new index that contains the full Japanese text of the original poems.</b> <p/> Matsuo Bash&#333; (1644-1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku. <i>Bash&#333; The Complete Haiku </i><i>of Matsuo Bash&#333; </i>offers in English a full picture of the haiku of Bash&#333;, 980 poems in all. <p/> In Fitzsimons's beautiful rendering, Bash&#333; is much more than a philosopher of the natural world and the leading exponent of a refined Japanese sensibility. He is also a poet of queer love and eroticism; of the city as well as the country, the indoors and the outdoors, travel and staying put; of lonesomeness as well as the desire to be alone. <i>Bash&#333; The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Bash&#333; </i>reveals how this work speaks to our concerns today as much as it captures a Japan emerging from the Middle Ages. For dedicated scholars and those coming upon Bash&#333; for the first time, this beautiful collector's edition of Fitzsimons's elegant award-winning translation, with the original Japanese (including kanji, hiragana, and katakana), allows readers to enjoy these works in all their glory.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Basho<br><b>Publisher:</b> University of California Press<br><b>Published:</b> 09/03/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 480<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.50lbs<br><b>