Basho poems
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Matsuo Bashō
Japanese poet
"Basho" and "Bashō" redirect here. For other uses, see Basho (disambiguation).
In this Japanese name, the surname is Matsuo.
Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉, 1644 – November 28, 1694);[2] born Matsuo Kinsaku (松尾 金作), later known as Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa (松尾 忠右衛門 宗房)[3] was the most famous Japanese poet of the Edo period. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku (then called hokku). He is also well known for his travel essays beginning with Records of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton (1684), written after his journey west to Kyoto and Nara.[4] Matsuo Bashō's poetry is internationally renowned, and, in Japan, many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites. Although Bashō is famous in the West for his hokku, he himself believed his best work lay in leading and participating in renku. As he himself said, "Many of my followers can write hokku as wel
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Matsuo Bashō facts for kids
In this Japanese name, the family name is Matsuo.
Quick facts for kids Matsuo Bashō | |
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Portrait of Bashō by Hokusai, late 18th century | |
| Native name | 松尾 芭蕉 |
| Born | Matsuo Kinsaku (松尾 金作) 1644 (1644) Near Ueno, Iga Province |
| Died | November 28, 1694(1694-11-28) (aged 49–50) Osaka |
| Pen name | Sōbō (宗房) Tōsē (桃青) Bashō (芭蕉) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable works | Oku no Hosomichi |
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 松尾 芭蕉 |
| Hiragana | まつお ばしょう |
Matsuo Bashō, (松尾 芭蕉, 1644 – November 28, 1694) born Matsuo Kinsaku, (松尾 金作) then Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa, (松尾 忠右衛門 宗房) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku (then called hokku). He is also well known for his travel essays beginning with Records of a Weather-Exposed Skeleton (1684), written after his journey west to Kyoto and Nara. Matsuo Bashō's poetry is inter
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Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉,Matsuo Bashō 1644 – November 28, 1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. He is today regarded as the master of the haiku, and one of the greatest poets in the history of Japanese literature. In his own times, Basho was particularly famous for his renga, collaborative poems in which a group of poets would take turns writing linked stanzas; today, however, Basho is known worldwide for his clear, piercing haikus.
Prior to Basho, the haiku form was generally seen as little more than a literary pastime; most haiku were constrained by formal rules and overloaded with allusions to classical literature and contemporary gossip. Basho, drawing on his own studies of Zen Buddhism, revolutionized haiku by crafting poems that focused on microscopic scenes from everyday life that touched upon enormous truths. Basho showed how volumes of insight can be compressed into just seventeen syllables. His name and his legacy have virtually become synonymous with the word "haiku" itself, and his influence no
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