{"product_id":"the-complete-haiku-of-matsuo-basho","title":"The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA lavish collector’s edition of the complete poems of eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Bashō\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—​with a new index that contains the full Japanese text of the original poems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatsuo Bashō (1644–1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBashō: The Complete Haiku \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Matsuo Bashō\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers in English a full picture of the haiku of Bashō, 980 poems in all.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn Fitzsimons’s beautiful rendering, Bashō is much more than a philosopher of the natural world and the leading exponent of a refined Japanese sensibility. He is also a poet of queer love and eroticism; of the city as well as the country, the indoors and the outdoors, travel and staying put; of lonesomeness as well as the desire to be alone.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBashō: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Bashō\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereveals how this work speaks to our concerns today as much as it captures a Japan emerging from the Middle Ages. For dedicated scholars and those coming upon Bashō for the first time, this beautiful collector’s edition of Fitzsimons’s elegant award-winning translation, with the original Japanese (including kanji, hiragana, and katakana), allows readers to enjoy these works in all their glory.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"acc-font-no-hover medium-small-font bold descriptionHeader___aNBPJ\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container css-1b1jvye\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container css-1b1jvye\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Basho and Andrew Fitzsimons (translated by)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugust 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e480 pages, hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.5 x 5.5 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Univ of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46455775101184,"sku":"106660","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/3776\/files\/106660.jpg?v=1741307702","url":"https:\/\/asianartmuseumstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-haiku-of-matsuo-basho","provider":"Cha May Ching Museum Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}