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Matsuo Bashō


Born
in Matsuo Kinsaku, Japan
January 01, 1644

Died
November 28, 1694

Genre
Poetry


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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Average rating: 4.1 · 16,075 ratings · 1,850 reviews · 232 distinct works • Similar authors
The Narrow Road to the Deep...
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4.05 avg rating — 5,357 ratings — published 1694 — 132 editions
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On Love and Barley: Haiku o...
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4.21 avg rating — 1,770 ratings — published 1985 — 16 editions
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Narrow Road to the Interior...
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4.28 avg rating — 1,024 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions
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Lips Too Chilled
3.55 avg rating — 1,215 ratings — published 1702 — 4 editions
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Basho: The Complete Haiku
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4.44 avg rating — 931 ratings — published 1972 — 11 editions
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Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times:...
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4.26 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 1694 — 4 editions
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The Four Seasons (Japanese ...
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4.04 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1958 — 10 editions
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Haiku
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4.02 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1936 — 13 editions
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Bashō's Narrow Road: Spring...
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3.81 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku a...
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Series by Matsuo Bashō

Japanese Haiku The Four Seasons Cherry-Blossoms Haiku Harvest
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Quotes by Matsuo Bashō  (?)
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“The journey itself is my home.”
― Matsuo Basho
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“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
― Matsuo Basho
tags: wisdom
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“Winter solitude-
in a world of one colour
the sound of the wind.”
― Basho Matsuo
tags: haiku, poetry
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