| A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen Contributor(s): Basho, Matsuo (Author), Aitken, Robert (Translator), Merwin, W. S. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1593760086 ISBN-13: 9781593760083 Publisher: Catapult OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: The author of "Taking the Path of Zen" ponders Zen, the human mind, and the haiku of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) the greatest Japanese haiku poet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.613 |
| LCCN: 2003014106 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.54" W x 9.06" (0.54 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself by brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. The haiku verse form is a superb means of studying Zen modes of thought and expression, for its seventeen syllables impose a rigorous limitation that confines the poet to vital experience. Here haiku by Basho are translated by Robert Aitken, with commentary that provides a new and far deeper understanding of Basho's work than ever before. In presenting themes from the haiku and from Zen literature that open the doors both to the poems and to Zen itself, Aitken has produced the first book about the relationship between Zen and haiku. His readers are certain to find it invaluable for the remarkable revelations it offers. |