Name: On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (Penguin Classics)
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Author: Matsuo Basho
ISBN: 9780140444599

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On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (Penguin Classics)

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Physical Book

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Year

1985

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.7x12.9x0.7 cm

Weight

0.08 kg.

ISBN

0140444599

ISBN13

9780140444599

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Synopsis "On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho (Penguin Classics) "

Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness and drama of nature. Basho himself enjoyed solitude and a life free from possessions, and his haiku are the work of an observant eye and a meditative mind, uncluttered by materialism and alive to the beauty of the world around him. 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.

Matsuo Basho

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Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694) fue uno de los poetas más importantes de la literatura japonesa y es considerado el gran maestro del haiku. Nacido como Matsuo Kinsaku, dedicó gran parte de su vida a viajar por Japón, experiencias que luego transformó en poesía marcada por la contemplación de la naturaleza, la sencillez y la fugacidad de la vida.

Su obra más conocida, Sendas de Oku, reúne las reflexiones y poemas surgidos de uno de sus viajes por el norte de Japón. Bashō elevó el haiku, hasta entonces considerado una forma poética menor, convirtiéndolo en una expresión de gran profundidad espiritual y estética. Su estilo se caracteriza por la sobriedad, la conexión con la naturaleza y la capacidad de encontrar belleza en los momentos cotidianos.

Murió en Osaka en 1694, dejando una enorme influencia en la poesía japonesa. Su obra continúa siendo fundamental para comprender el haiku y la tradición literaria japonesa.

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