On Love and Barley
By Matsuo BashoIntroduction by Lucien StrykTranslated by Lucien Stryk
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Published on Jan 07, 1986 | 96 Pages
Published on Jan 07, 1986 | 96 Pages
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Matsuo Basho
Basho, the Japanese poet and diarist, was born in Iga-ueno near Kyoto in 1644. He spent his youth as companion to the son of the local lord, and with him he studied the writing of seventeen-syllable verse. In 1667 he moved to Edo (now Tokyo) where he continued to write verse. He eventually became a recluse, living on the outskirts of Edo in a hut. When he traveled he relied entirely on the hospitality of temples and fellow-poets. In his writings he was strongly influenced by the Zen sect of Buddhism.
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