Back Roads To Far Towns :Basho's Travel Journal - Companions for the Journey
Back Roads To Far Towns :Basho's Travel Journal - Companions for the Journey
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8 July, 2004
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Basho (1644-1694) is the most famous Haiku poet of Japan. He made his living as a teacher and writer of Haiku and is celebrated for his many travels around Japan, which he recorded in travel journals. This translation of his most mature journal, Oku-No-Hosomichi, details the most arduous part of a nine-month journey with his friend and disciple, Sora, through the backlands north of the capital, west to the Japan Sea and back toward Kyoto. More than a record of the journey, Basho's journal is a poetic sequence that has become a centre of the Japanese mind/heart. Ten illustrations by Hide Oshiro illuminate the text.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781893996311 |
| ISBN10 | 189399631X |
| Number Of Pages | 128 |
| Item Weight | 113 g |
| Product Dimensions | 127 x 177 x 7 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | White Pine Press |
| Format | paperback |
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"Of the half dozen English versions of Basho's most famous travel journal, Corman's is the best. He recreates the unique toughness and terseness of Basho's original language, crossing the translation barrier..." -- William J Higginson.
Author's Bio
Cid Corman was well-known as a poet, translator and editor of Origin, the ground-breaking poetry magazine.