Matsuo Bashō

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born

in Matsuo Kinsaku, Japan

January 01, 1644

died

November 28, 1694

gender

male

genre

Poetry

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Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was renowned for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku.

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Matsuo Bashō's Books

Average rating: 4.20 · 2,979 ratings · 298 reviews · 71 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Bashō, Nobuyuki Yuasa (Introduction) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 1,143 ratings — published 1689 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho by Matsuo Bashō, Lucien Stryk (Introduction) 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basho: The Complete Haiku by Matsuo Bashō, Jane Reichhold (Translator), Shiro Tsujimura (Illustrator) 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1990	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Basho by Matsuo Bashō, Sam Hamill (Translator) 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen by Matsuo Bashō, W.S. Merwin (Foreword by) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bashō's Haiku: Selected Poems by Matsuo Bashō, David Landis Barnhill 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 50 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages by Matsuo Bashō, Hiroaki Sato (Translator) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haiku by Matsuo Bashō, Lucien Stryk (Translation) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basho's Journey: The Literary Prose of Matsuo Basho 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haiku Harvest (Japanese Haiku Series IV) by Matsuo Bashō, Kobayashi Issa, Yosa Buson 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Matsuo Bashō

Japanese Haiku Series by Peter Pauper Press (4 books)
by Matsuo Bashō, Kobayashi Issa, Yosa Buson, Peter Beilenson (Translator), Harry Behn (Translator), Jeff Hill (Illustrator)
3.9302325581395348 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 86 ratings

Quotes by Matsuo Bashō

“Winter solitude-
in a world of one colour
the sound of the wind.”
― Matsuo Bashō

tags: haiku, poetry

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“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
― Matsuo Bashō

tags: wisdom

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“The journey itself is my home.”
― Matsuo Bashō

tags: travel

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