An edition of Oku no hosomichi: Bashō's Oku-no-hosomichi (1968)

Back roads to far towns

Bashō's travel journal

1st ed.

by and

Cover of: Back roads to far towns by Bashō Matsuo, Hamilton Basso, Bashō Matsuo
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An edition of Oku no hosomichi: Bashō's Oku-no-hosomichi (1968)

Back roads to far towns

Bashō's travel journal

1st ed.

by and

Early one spring morning in 1689 Basho, arguably the greatest of all Japanese poets, accompanied by his friend and disciple Sora, set forth on foot from his hermitage in Edo (old Tokyo) on one final journey. This pilgrimage took him through the backlands and highlands north of the capital, then across the island of Honshu and down the west coast toward Lake Biwa, a journey of nearly 1,500 miles. Basho would not return to Edo until 1691, three years before his death.

Back Roads to Far Towns, the last of Basho's travel diaries, is the evocative account of this arduous journey, the crowning achievement of a lifetime of writing. This edition is introduced by Robert Hass, Poet Laureate of the United States.

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White Pine Press
Language
English
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93

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Description and travel, Travel, Japanese Authors, Early works to 1800, Poetry, Translations into English, Biography, Japan, Japan, description and travel, Matsuo, basho, 1664-1694, Authors, biography, Language and languages, Travelmatsuo, bashō , 1644-1694, Authors, japanese--travel, Authors, japanese--edo period, 1600-1868--travel--japan, Pl794.4.z5 a3613 2004

People

Bashō Matsuo (1644-1694)

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Japan

Times

Edo period, 1600-1868
Edition Availability
Cover of: Back roads to far towns
Back roads to far towns: Bashō's travel journal
2004, White Pine Press
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Back roads to far towns
Back roads to far towns: Bashō's Oku-no-hosomichi
1996, Ecco Press
in English - 1st Ecco ed.
Cover of: Oku
Oku: viajando com Bashô
1995, Governo da Bahia, Secretaria da Cultura e Turismo
in Portuguese
Cover of: Oku no hosomichi
Oku no hosomichi: kōhon
1981, Fukutake Shoten
in Japanese
Cover of: Back roads to far towns
Back roads to far towns: Bashō's Oku-no-hosomichi
1971, Grossman, Mushinsha / Grossman
in English
Cover of: Back Roads to Far
Back Roads to Far
September 2, 1971, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Paperback in English
Cover of: Back roads to far towns
Back roads to far towns: Bashō's Oku-no-hosomichi.
1968, Grossman Publishers
in English - [1st ed.

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Buffalo, N.Y
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Early works to 1800.
Other Titles
Backroads to far towns

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PL794.4.Z5 A3613 2004, PL794.4, PL794.4.Z5 A3613 2004

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93 p. :
Number of pages
93

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OL3315372M
Internet Archive
backroadstofarto0000mats
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189399631X
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2004109162
OCLC/WorldCat
57704292
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2027606
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174407

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