The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

by Basho Matsuo, Nobuyuki Yuasa

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In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his attempts to cast off earthly attachments and reach out to spiritual fulfillment. The sketches are written in the "haibun" style--a linking of verse and prose. The title piece, in particular, reveals Basho striving to discover a vision of eternity in the transient world around him and his personal evocation of the mysteries of the universe.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780140441857
ISBN10	0140441859
Series/Work	OL11020853W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Penguin Classics
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

952.10250924 Description and travel Haiku Haikus Japan, description and travel Japanese prose literature LITERATURA JAPONESA Pl794.4 .a29 Poetry Translations into English Translations into englishmatsuo, bashō , 1644-1694 Travel VIAGENS E EXPLORAÇÕES Voyages and travels ZEN BUDISMO

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