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

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.

• | Author: Haruo Shirane
• | Publisher: Stanford University Press
• | Publication Date: January 01, 1998
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0804730997
• | ISBN-13: 9780804730990