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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: 4.12 · 15,181 ratings · 1,715 reviews · 257 distinct works • Similar authors
The Narrow Road to the Deep...
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4.07 avg rating — 4,986 ratings — published 1694 — 128 editions
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On Love and Barley: Haiku o...
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4.21 avg rating — 1,666 ratings — published 1985 — 18 editions
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Narrow Road to the Interior...
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4.28 avg rating — 982 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions
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Basho: The Complete Haiku
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4.44 avg rating — 900 ratings — published 1972 — 11 editions
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Lips Too Chilled
3.57 avg rating — 1,119 ratings — published 1702 — 3 editions
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Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times:...
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4.26 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 1694 — 4 editions
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The Four Seasons (Japanese ...
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4.05 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 1958 — 10 editions
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A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku a...
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4.29 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1979 — 14 editions
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Bashō's Narrow Road: Spring...
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3.79 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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Por sendas de montaña
4.22 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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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
tags: travel
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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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