Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Oku-No-Hosomichi by Matsuo Bashō
Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Oku-No-Hosomichi

Matsuo Bashō

Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Oku-No-Hosomichi

Matsuo Bashō with Cid Corman (Translator), Kamaike Susumu (Translator), Hayakawa Ikutada (Illustrator)

175 pages first pub 1702 (editions)

nonfiction poetry travel adventurous reflective relaxing slow-paced

Description

Early one spring morning in 1689 Basho, arguably the greatest of all Japanese poets, accompanied by his friend and disciple Sora, set forth on foot from his hermitage in Edo (old Tokyo) on one final journey. This pilgrimage took him through the ba...

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Moods

reflective 88%
relaxing 56%
adventurous 48%
inspiring 24%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
informative 16%
lighthearted 16%
emotional 12%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 37%
fast 4%

Average rating

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