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A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen » Read Now
by Robert Aitken, Basho Matsuo. 192 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...Robert, 1917- / A Zen wave / 1. Matsuo, Basho, 1644-1694-- Criticism and interpretation...Buddhism in literature. / 3. Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694--Religion and ethics. / I...
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Zen, Poetry, the Art of Lucien Stryk (Introduction to On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho" begins on p. 223) » Read Now
by Susan Porterfield. 388 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Introduction to On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho 223 Preface to Crow with No...excellent introductions to his books of haiku by Basho and Issa, On Love and Barley: Haiku...
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The Japanese Haiku, Its Essential Nature, History, and Possibilities in English, with Selected Examples (Includes discussion of Basho in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by Kenneth Yasuda. 240 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...of things without ideas. " 11 Basho himself, one of the greatest haiku...as is the haiku, concerning which Basho noted: "From ancient times, those...compare this with the...
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A Net of Fireflies: Japanese Haiku and Haiku Paintings (Includes many haiku by Basho) » Read Now
by Harold Stewart. 180 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...simple haiku by a master like Matsuo Basho is worth more than a whole loudly acclaimed...tender miniature such as this, in which Basho gives expression to what his...
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Basho and the Mastery of Poetic Space in 'Oku No Hosomichi', in The Journal of the American Oriental Society » Read Now
by Steven D. Carter. 9 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...that in his travel writings Matsuo Basho reveals himself to be a participant...to consider the practices of Matsuo Basho (1644-94), perhaps Japans most famous...Imoto...
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Composing Zen Haiku: Training to Make Sense, in ETC.: A Review of General Semantics » Read Now
by Stewart W. Holmes. 7 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...developed by a Japanese poet named Basho, who lived from 1644 to 1694. As a...reactions. Here are four haiku that Basho wrote. In the fish shop The gums...haiku describes a...
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Japanese Aesthetics and Culture: A Reader (Chap. 7 "Basho on the Art of the Haiku: Impersonality in Poetry") » Read Now
by Nancy G. Hume. 378 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
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Masterworks of Asian Literature in Comparative Perspective: A Guide for Teaching ("The Poetry of Matsuo Basho" begins on p. 378) » Read Now
by Barbara Stoler Miller. 583 pgs.

Collections: Education, Literature, Entire Library
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Anthology of Japanese Literature, from the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century (Includes "The Narrow Road of Oku" and "Prose Poem on the Unreal Dwelling" by Matsuo Basho and "Haiku" by Basho and His School) » Read Now
by Donald Keene, Donald Keene. 450 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This extensive anthology includes excerpts from plays and novels plus stories, fairy tales, and many poems.
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Collected Writings of J. Thomas Rimer (Chap. 19 "Aware on the Seine: Shimazaki Toson Reads Basho") » Read Now
by J. Thomas Rimer. 555 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library
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Japanese Literature: An Introduction for Western Readers (Discussion of Basho begins on p. 38 ) » Read Now
by Donald Keene. 118 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library
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Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment ("Basho, 1644-94" begins on p. 51) » Read Now
by Joy A. Palmer, David E. Cooper, Peter Blaze Corcoran. 322 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy Palmer has assembled a team of over twenty expert contributors to summarize and analyze the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures from all over the world and from ancient times to the...
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Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy Palmer has assembled a team of over twenty expert contributors to summarize and analyze the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures from all over the world and from ancient times to the present Among those included are philosophers such as Jean Jacques Rousseau, activists such as Chico Mendes, literary giants such as Virgil, and major religious figures such as Gotama (The Buddha). Lucid, scholarly and informative, these fifty essays offer a fascinating overview of mankind's view and understanding of the physical world.
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