Matsuo Basho – författare

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Poeter Bo Ranman Birk Andersson Matsuo Basho Bengt O Björklund Yosa Buson Fukuda Chiyo-ni Michael Economou Eric Fylkeson Kobayashi Issa Hajime Kawakimi Jack Kerouac Christer Nilsson Otomo No Oemaru Kerstin Park Dag Persson Beatriz Quevedo de Hansen Håkan Sandell Masaoka Shiki Nagai Tatsuo Yasuhara Teishitsu Teresa Wennberg Illustratör Jonas Amnerå Anders Blomdahl Lousiana Chin Cheung Dan Faleh Irja Hulterström Ellen Kroon Isabella Karlsson Anna Landgren Joakim Larsson Wilda Levhed Michaela Linderoth Ulf Lundkvist Sara Lundstedt Martin Medin Santaro Sobun Takawaki Kathleen Tandrup Anna Wiik Formgivare Sara Lundstedt

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A stimulating exploration of the haiku masterpiece.

Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan''s greatest haiku poet. Narrow Road to the Interior (Oku no Hosomichi) is his masterpiece. Ostensibly a chronological account of the poet''s five-month journey in 1689 into the deep country north and west of the old capital, Edo, the work is in fact artful and carefully sculpted, rich in literary and Zen allusion and filled with great insights and vital rhythms.

In Basho''s Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages, poet and translator Hiroaki Sato presents the complete work in English and examines the threads of history, geography, philosophy, and literature that are woven into Basho''s exposition. He details in particular the extent to which Basho relied on the community of writers with whom he traveled and joined in linked verse (renga) poetry sessions, an example of which, A Farewell Gift to Sora, is included in this volume.

In explaining how and why Basho made the literary choices he did, Sato shows how the poet was able to transform his passing observations into words that resonate across time and culture.

The most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan, Matsuo Basho was of samurai descent and a Zen Buddhist, who became a master of haiku. He helped create a new style of poetry, capturing the meaning of the world into simple poetry. His work is celebrated for contrasting two separate experiences, reflecting the environment and emotions of a single moment, taken directly from nature. Haiku is a short form of poetry, composed of three phrases and 17 syllables. It has been employed by Basho and his fellow haikuists throughout the last five hundred years to convey an extraordinary depth of expression and ornate beauty. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents a wide selection of haiku by the leading poets of the last five centuries, with new translations, illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Basho’s life and works* Comprehensive introduction to the haiku form* Concise introduction to the life and poetry of Basho and other prominent haikuists* Original translations by Michael Haldane* Excellent formatting of the poems* Includes a wide selection of haikuists* Features two analytical works on the development of the haiku form

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CONTENTS:

IntroductionIntroduction to Haiku by Michael Haldane

The HaikuProminent HaikuistsOther Haikuists

AnalysisPoetry of the Seventeenth Century by William George AstonJapanese Poetry by Basil Hall Chamberlain

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