Basho and His Interpreters Selected Hokku with Commentary

Ueda, Makoto/ Ueda, Makoto (Compiler)/ Matsuo, Basho

ISBN 10: 0804725268 / ISBN 13: 9780804725262

Published by Stanford Univ Pr, 1995

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reissue edition. 468 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basho and His Interpreters Selected Hokku with Commentary
• Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804725268
• ISBN 13: 9780804725262
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Makoto Ueda is Professor of Japanese at Stanford University.