Author

Contributions

  • Lewis, Richard, 1935- ed. - Contributor
  • Buttfield, Helen, illus. - Contributor

Publication

1970 - Dial Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

27,750 words, Guess

Page Count

111 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC895.6/1/3
  • LCCPL794.4 .A25

Description

In the seventeenth century, Basho, one of Japan's finest poets, set out on a solitary age that led him with each season into a gradual withdrawal from the world of men in order to find his way back to a state in which man and literature are one. His observations and impressions are recorded here in haiku and selected prose. It is a companion volume to OF THIS : A Poet's Life in Poetry about noted Japanese haiku poet, Issa, once again provided valuable into the life of a great writer. Buttfield's photographs and Lewis's selection of Basho's combine to form verbal and images complementary to the life of the poet.

Subjects

People

Matsuo Basho

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