Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Travel Journal - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Basho, Cid CormanSeries:Companions for the JourneyPublish date:2004-10-01Pages:93
Languages:EnglishPublisher:White Pine Press (NY)ISBN-13:9781893996311ISBN-10:189399631XUPC:9781893996311Book Category:History, Travel, PoetryBook Subcategory:Asia, Essays & Travelogues, AsianBook Topic:JapanSize:7.04 x 5.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2094Product ID:SCABEKRSBF
A classic translation of Basho's most famous travel journal
Languages:EnglishPublisher:White Pine Press (NY)ISBN-13:9781893996311ISBN-10:189399631XUPC:9781893996311Book Category:History, Travel, PoetryBook Subcategory:Asia, Essays & Travelogues, AsianBook Topic:JapanSize:7.04 x 5.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.2094Product ID:SCABEKRSBF
Basho (1644-1694) is the most famous Haiku poet of Japan. He made his living as a teacher and writer of Haiku and is celebrated for his many travels around Japan which were recorded in his travel journals. Back Roads to Far Towns, a translation of Oku-No-Hosomichi, is his last and most mature. Cid Corman is well known as a poet, translator, and as the editor of Origin, a ground breaking poetry magazine. His recent publications include Now Now and No Choice.
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