{"product_id":"basho-the-complete-haiku-9781568365374","title":"Basho: The Complete Haiku","description":"\u003ci\u003eBasho\u003c\/i\u003e stands today as Japan's most renowned writer, and one of the most revered. Wherever Japanese literature, poetry or Zen are studied, his oeuvre carries weight. Every new student of haiku quickly learns that \u003ci\u003eBasho\u003c\/i\u003e was the greatest of the Old Japanese Masters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet despite his stature, \u003ci\u003eBasho\u003c\/i\u003e's complete haiku have not been collected into a single volume. Until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo render the writer's full body of work into English, Jane Reichhold, an American haiku poet and translator, dedicated over ten years of work. In \u003ci\u003eBasho\u003c\/i\u003e The Complete Haiku, she accomplishes the feat with distinction. Dividing his creative output into seven periods of development, Reichhold frames each period with a decisive biographical sketch of the poet's travels, creative influences and personal triumphs and defeats. Scrupulously annotated notes accompany each poem; and a glossary and two indexes fill out the volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReichhold notes that, \"\u003ci\u003eBasho\u003c\/i\u003e was a genius with words.\" He obsessively sought out the right word for each phrase of the succinct seventeen-syllable haiku, seeking the very essence of experience and expression. With equal dedication, Reichhold sought the ideal translations. As a result, \u003ci\u003eBasho\u003c\/i\u003e The Complete Haiku is likely to become the essential work on this brilliant poet and will stand as the most authoritative book on the subject for many years to come. Original sumi-e ink drawings by artist Shiro Tsujimura complement the haiku throughout the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodansha International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568365374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Matsuo Basho","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660011597980,"sku":"9781568365374","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79e0c763-006e-4610-bc03-71174d09741a.jpg?v=1603895952","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/basho-the-complete-haiku-9781568365374","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}