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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140441859

ISBN-139780140441857

eBay Product ID (ePID)41621

Product Key Features

Book TitleNarrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsia / Japan, Asian / Japanese, Essays & Travelogues

Publication Year1967

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Poetry

AuthorMatsuo Basho

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.9 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal895.6132

Table Of ContentThe Narrow Road to the Deep NorthAcknowledgments Introduction The Records of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton A Visit to the Kashima Shrine The Records of a Travel-Worn Satchel A Visit to Sarashina Village The Narrow Road to the Deep North Map 1. Central Japan Map 2. Central Japan Map 3. Northern Japan Notes

Synopsis'It was with awe That I beheld Fresh leaves, green leaves, Bright in the sun' In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North , he was an ardent student of Zen Buddhism, setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world and bring spiritual enlightenment. He wrote of the seasons changin, of the smells of the rain, the brightness of the moon, and beauty of the waterfall, through which he sense mysteries of the universe. There's seventeenth-century travel writing not only chronicle Basho's perilous journeys through Japan, but they also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him. In his lucid translation Nobuyuki Yuasa captures the Lyrical qualities of Basho's poetry and prose by using the natural rhythms and language of the contemporary speech. IN his introduction, he examines the development of the haibun style in which poetry and prose stand side by side. this edition also includes maps and notes on the texts. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world and bring spiritual enlightenment. He wrote of the seasons changing, of the smell of the rain, the brightness of the moon and the beauty of the waterfall, through which he sensed the mysteries of the universe. These travel writings not only chronicle Basho's perilous journeys through Japan, but they also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him

LC Classification NumberPL794.Z5