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OverviewBasho (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 center of the Japanese mind/heart. Ten illustrations by Hide Oshiro illuminate the text. Cid Corman was well-known as a poet, translator and editor of Origin, the ground-breaking poetry magazine. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Basho , Cid CormanPublisher: White Pine Press Imprint: White Pine Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 17.70cm Weight: 0.113kg ISBN: 9781893996311ISBN 10: 189399631 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 21 October 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsOf 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 InformationCid Corman was well-known as a poet, translator and editor of Origin, the ground-breaking poetry magazine. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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