{"product_id":"basho-the-complete-haiku-of-matsuo-basho","title":"Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the essential English edition of the complete poems of the eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Bashō.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku. \u003ci\u003eBashō The Complete Haiku \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Matsuo Bashō \u003c\/i\u003eoffers in English a full picture of the haiku of Bashō, 980 poems in all. Andrew Fitzsimons' translation is the first to adhere strictly to form: all of the poems are translated following the syllabic count of the originals. This book also translates a number of Bashō's headnotes to poems ignored by previous English-language translators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Fitzsimons' beautiful rendering, Bashō 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His poetry explores the full range of social experience in Edo Japan as he moved among friends and followers high and low, the elite and the demi-monde, the less fortunate: poor farmers, abandoned children, disregarded elders. \u003ci\u003eBashō The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Bashō \u003c\/i\u003ereveals 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 Bashō for the first time, Fitzsimons' elegant translation--with an insightful introduction and helpful notes--allows readers to enjoy these works in all their glory. \u003cbr\u003e\r","brand":"Basho, Andrew Fitzsimons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44442366214380,"sku":"9780520385580","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780520385580.jpg?v=1709487205","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/basho-the-complete-haiku-of-matsuo-basho","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}