| Traces of Dreams: Landscape, Cultural Memory, and the Poetry of Basho Contributor(s): Shirane, Haruo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804730989 ISBN-13: 9780804730983 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.613 |
| LCCN: 97029388 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (1.41 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - East Asian - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |