{"product_id":"basho-basho-9780520385580","title":"Basho","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the essential English edition of the complete poems of the eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Basho.\n\u003cbr\u003e  \n\u003cbr\u003e Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku. Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho offers in English a full picture of the haiku of Basho, 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 Basho's headnotes to poems ignored by previous English-language translators.\n\u003cbr\u003e  \n\u003cbr\u003e In Fitzsimons' beautiful rendering, Basho 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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. Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho reveals 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 Basho for the first time, Fitzsimons' elegant translation-with an insightful introduction and helpful notes-allows readers to enjoy these works in all their glory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basho","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45439109202163,"sku":"9780520385580","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780520385580.jpg?v=1713211467","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/basho-basho-9780520385580","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}