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100 Haiku: Collected Haiku of Yosa Buson

100 Haiku: Collected Haiku of Yosa Buson

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Product Code:
1841-01
ISBN
978-619-152-927-8
SKU
31.0055
Year
27-10-2016
Translation
from Japanese: Bratislav Ivanov
Pages
128
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.25 kg
Collection
Колекция "Световни поети"
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Poetry, Haiku

Yosa Buson

Yosa Buson

Yosa Buson or Yosa no Buson (1716–1784) was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. Buson was born in the village of Kema in Settsu Province (now Kema-chō, Miyakojima Ward in Osaka city). His original family name was Taniguchi. Around the age of 20, Buson moved to Edo (now Tokyo) and …

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Takako Lento describes Buson as “a major artist as well as a master poet, and his artist’s powers of observation are evident in his verse. He is uniquely carefree and unbound by convention, creating the realities of life with immediacy and warmth.” Also including notes and commentary on the context of the poems and the collaboration process along with source notes for those interested in delving deeper, Collected Haiku of Yosa Buson is an essential addition to the world's canon of great writing.

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