{"product_id":"basho-9780520400733","title":"Basho","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lavish collector’s edition of the complete poems of eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Bashō\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—​with a new index that contains the full Japanese text of the original poems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku. \u003ci\u003eBashō: The Complete Haiku \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Matsuo Bashō \u003c\/i\u003eoffers in English a full picture of the haiku of Bashō, 980 poems in all.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In Fitzsimons’s beautiful rendering, Bashō is much more than a philosopher of the natural world and the leading exponent of a refined Japanese sensibility. He is also a poet of queer love and eroticism; of the city as well as the country, the indoors and the outdoors, travel and staying put; of lonesomeness as well as the desire to be alone. \u003ci\u003eBashō: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Bashō \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how this work speaks to our concerns today as much as it captures a Japan emerging from the Middle Ages. For dedicated scholars and those coming upon Bashō for the first time, this beautiful collector’s edition of Fitzsimons’s elegant award-winning translation, with the original Japanese (including kanji, hiragana, and katakana), allows readers to enjoy these works in all their glory.","brand":"Basho","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48275297140987,"sku":"9780520400733","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780520400733_c712c1b5-dbef-43fc-b52f-0047b7b32f54.jpg?v=1772481811","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/basho-9780520400733","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}