{"product_id":"basho-and-his-interpreters-selected-hokku-with-commentary-paperback","title":"Basho and His Interpreters: Selected Hokku with Commentary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMakoto Ueda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book has a dual purpose. The first is to present in a new English translation 255 representative hokku (or haiku) poems of Matsuo Basho (1644-94), the Japanese poet who is generally considered the most influential figure in the history of the genre. The second is to make available in English a wide spectrum of Japanese critical commentary on the poems over the last three hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book in a Western language that conveys the richness, range, genius, and power of Basho's poetry. . . . A gem of a work.--Chanoyu Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMakoto Ueda is Professor of Japanese at Stanford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.98 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737439080511,"sku":"9780804725262","price":68.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c1b9c9652e6f797844200544f0bf2fa7.webp?v=1765149987","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/basho-and-his-interpreters-selected-hokku-with-commentary-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}