The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Penguin Classics)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0140441859
ISBN 13
9780140441857
Category
Literature
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Publication Year
1967
Publisher
Pages
176
Description
In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world and bring spiritual enlightenment. He wrote of the seasons changing, of the smell of the rain, the brightness of the moon and the beauty of the waterfall, through which he sensed the mysteries of the universe. These travel writings not only chronicle Basho's perilous journeys through Japan, but they also capture his vision of eternity in the transient world around him. - from Amzon
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