Bashō Matsuo





Bashō Matsuo

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born
January 01, 1644 in Matsuo Kinsaku, Japan

died
November 28, 1694

gender
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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.


Average rating: 4.17 · 1,484 ratings · 185 reviews · 61 distinct works
The Narrow Road to the Deep...
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On Love and Barley: Haiku o...
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4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
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The Essential Basho
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1999
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Bashō's Haiku: Selected Poems
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Basho and His Interpreters:...
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4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1995
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Basho's Narrow Road: Spring...
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1996
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The Four Seasons: Japanese ...
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1958
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Haiku (Penguin Classics 60s)
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996
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Cherry-Blossoms (Japanese H...
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1960
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Basho's Journey: The Litera...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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More books by Bashō Matsuo…
“Winter solitude-
in a world of one colour
the sound of the wind.”
Bashō Matsuo

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

“This autumn-
why am I growing old?
bird disappearing among clouds.”
Bashō Matsuo

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