Narrow Road to the Interior
and other writings
$27.29
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
13 May 2019
Summary
Narrow Road to the Interior: A Journey of Haiku and Spirit
A masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature—part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening.
Basho (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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611806892 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1611806895 |
| Series: | Shambhala Pocket Library |
| Author: | Matsuo Basho, Sam Hamill |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 208g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 108mm |
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Critics Review
“Lucid and engaging, this translation, a gift of careful attention, does not separate poetry from spiritual practice. Basho becomes our guide on the way of insight. Such is the magic for a fine translation.”—Margaret Gibson, Tricycle “Sam Hamill achieves a kind of luminosity of language that I find unparalleled in other translations.”—Burton Watson
About The Author
Matsuo Basho
Basho (1644-1694)—the most revered poet of Japanese literature—is best known in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of his journey through northern Japan. Basho elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty. His travel diaries of linked prose and haiku created a new genre of writing that inspired generations of Japanese poets.
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