On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (Penguin Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140444599 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-31 |
| Language | : | Japanese |
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Language Notes Text: English, Japanese (translation)
reading this book, a veil lifted, the dawn will crow a worthy addition to my library, i am happy with it.. "Inspiring." according to Curious1. A lovely collection of classic poetry. All things great in small. darragh o'donoghue At a time when Milton and Dryden were producing their prolix epics, the Japanese Zen monk Basho was paring poetic language down to its very essence, managing to pack as much philosophy and metaphysics, narrative, evocation of place and custom, human behaviour and emotion in 17 syllable haikus as the Englishmen did in endless cantos. Unfortunately, the non-Japanese reader will
Basho himself enjoyed solitude and a life free from possessions, and his haiku are the work of an observant eye and a meditative mind, uncluttered by materialism and alive to the beauty of the world around him.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness and drama of nature. Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A poet and diarist, he spent his youth as companion to the son of the local lord, and with him studied the writing of poetry. Eventually, he became a recluse. Basho was born near Kyoto in 1644. Lucien Stryk is a well-known translator. . His writings are strongly influenced by the Zen sect of Buddhi