The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

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Matsuo Basho

In his lucid translation Nobuyuki Yuasa captures the lyrical qualities of Basho’s poetry and prose by using the natural rhythms and language of contemporary speech. In his introduction, he examines the development of the haibun style in which poetry and prose stand side by side.

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‘It was with awe
That I beheld
Fresh leaves, green leaves,
Bright in the sun’

When the Japanese haiku master Basho composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North, he was an ardent student of Zen Buddhism, setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world and bring spiritual enlightenment. He writes of the seasons changing, the smell of the rain, the brightness of the moon and the beauty of the waterfall, through which he sensed the mysteries of the universe. These writings not only chronicle Basho’s travels, but they also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him.

Translated with an Introduction by Nobuyuki Yuasa

Additional information

Weight 134 g
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1 cm
Author

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

167

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

895.6132 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K