Illustrated Japanese Classics: A Haiku Journey : Bashos Narrow Road to a Far Province (Paperback)

from Banoo

Matsuo Basho was a poet. He traveled throughout Japan. He wrote poems about it... and short essays. Prose and poetry mix. It is a beautiful thing when the two meet seamlessly. ...it was a great pleasure to see the marvelous beauties of nature, rare scenes in the mountains or along the coast, or t...

from antiquary

This volume is helpful for including other travel sketches besides the often-translated Narrow Road

from sinsofthedove

Basho's record of life as a wayfarer. The book itself is fabulous, but the translation itself leaves something to be desired, at least if you are a stickler for translations that do not presume to add to the original.

from Banoo

Matsuo Basho was a poet. He traveled throughout Japan. He wrote poems about it... and short essays. Prose and poetry mix. It is a beautiful thing when the two meet seamlessly. ...it was a great pleasure to see the marvelous beauties of nature, rare scenes in the mountains or along the coast, or t...

from signature103

Good sensitive translation.