5-7-5 The Haiku Of Basho by John White (English) Hardcover Book

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A new and important translation of three hundred haiku of Matsuo Basho, the most famous poet of Japan's Edo period.

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Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is widely acknowledged as the greatest of all the Japanese haiku poets. In the original Japanese, the two defining features of the haiku form are its 5-7-5 sound unit format (the syllable being the corresponding unit in English) and its rhythm. This selection of three hundred of Basho's finest haiku represents the first successful strict translation into English haiku of what was actually written, some 350 years ago, by a genius of the form. The renditions are beautiful; the crucial cadences are retained.

Author Biography

Professor John White is an art historian, former Vice-Provost of University College London, and the author of a number of books on Medieval and Renaissance art. He is also a poet, and Trustee and Honorary Secretary of the Three Wheels Shin Buddhist Temple in London. Professor Kemmyo Taira Sato is Director of the Three Wheels Shin Buddhist Temple in London, and Visiting Professor at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.

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Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. He is universally recognised as the greatest master of haiku. His work is internationally renowned, and in his native land, many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites. Basho was introduced to poetry at a young age, and after integrating himself into the intellectual scene of Edo (now Tokyo) he quickly became well known throughout Japan. He originally taught for a living, but later in his short life he chose to wander across the county, finally journeying into the northern wilderness to seek inspiration for his writing. His poems were influenced by his direct experience of the natural world, and he could enshrine the essence of what he saw in a few simple poetic elements. This new translation of three hundred of Basho's haiku reflects the freestanding 5-7-5 form which most epitomizes the poet's subtle literary brilliance.

Details ISBN0901032549 Author Kemmyo Taira Sato Pages 360 Publisher The Buddhist Society Year 2019 ISBN-10 0901032549 ISBN-13 9780901032546 Format Hardcover Language English DEWEY 895.6132 Imprint The Buddhist Society Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2019-04-25 NZ Release Date 2019-04-25 Illustrations 19 Illustrations, unspecified Audience General Publication Date 2019-03-14 UK Release Date 2019-03-14 We've got this

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