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Basho's Narrow Road: Spring Autumn Passages : Narrow Road to the Interior and the Renga Sequence : A Farewell Gift to Sora : Two Works (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature)
Basho's Narrow Road Spring Autumn Passages Narrow Road to the Interior and the Renga Sequence A Farewell Gift to Sora Two Works - Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature Author:Matsuo Basho In 1689, the poet Matsuo Basho set off on a five-month journey into the mountains north of the capital, Edo. Along the way he paused to compose poems that are today revered for their clarity of observation. Ostensibly a travel diary, Narrow Road to the Interior is artful and carefully sculpted, filled with rich allusions to literature and Zen.... more » This volume includes the complete text in English with annotations, as well as an additional translation of a sequence of renga "linked verse" featuring Basho and his traveling companion, Sora.« less