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A Short Biography of Matsuo Basho

Author Name:

Matsuo Basho

Born As:

Matsuo Kinsaku

Other Names:

Matsuo Basho

Born:

1644

Died:

28 Dec 1694




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Bibliography

Nobuyuki Yuasa - Translator. - 1967. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches.
Sam Hamill - Translator. - 2000. Narrow Road to the Interior and Other Writings. Shambhala.
Sam Hamill - Translator. - 1999. The Essential Bash . Shambhala.
David Landis Barnhill - Translator. - 2004. Bash 's Haiku: Selected Poems of Matsuo Bash.
Donald Keene - Translator. Masayuki Miyata - Illustrator. - 1997. The Narrow Road to Oku. Kodansha International.                          
                          
                          
Recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku, and the integration of verses in a sequence, Basho imbued what was a social pastime with the spirit of Zen, creating a serious literary form capable of profound artistic expression.