| Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings Contributor(s): Basho, Matsuo (Author), Hamill, Sam (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1611806895 ISBN-13: 9781611806892 Publisher: Shambhala
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2019 Click for more in this series: Shambhala Pocket Library |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Poetry | Haiku - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019297767 |
| Series: Shambhala Pocket Library |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.2" W x 6.7" L (0.50 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Features: Bibliography, Maps, Price on Product |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature--part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening Bashō (1644-1694)--a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty--is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku recounting his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. This edition, part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series, features a masterful translation of this celebrated work. It also includes an insightful introduction by translator Sam Hamill detailing Bashō's life and the art of haiku, three other important works by Bashō--Travelogue of Weather-Beaten Bones, The Knapsack Notebook, and Sarashina Travelogue--and two hundred and fifty of his finest haiku, making this the most complete single-volume collection of Bashō's writings. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life. |
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