Traces of Dreams: Landscape, Cultural Memory, and the Poetry of Basho

Traces of Dreams: Landscape, Cultural Memory, and the Poetry of Basho
ISBN-10
0804730997
ISBN-13
9780804730990
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
404
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Author
Haruo Shirane

Description

Basho (1644-94) is perhaps the best known Japanese poet in both Japan and the West, and this book establishes the ground for badly needed critical discussion of this critical figure by placing the works of Basho and his disciples in the context of broader social change.

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