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Matsuo Bashō
AuthorBooks · Second hand1644-1694
Matsuo Bashō ; born Matsuo Kinsaku , later known as Matsuo Chūemon Munefusa 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. 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.
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Birth
1644
Death
1694
First book
1672
Years writing
354
Matsuo Bashō is globally recognized as the undisputed master of Japanese haikai.
His masterpiece, Oku no Hosomichi, is a travelogue that blends prose and poetry with unique sensitivity.
Throughout his life, Bashō wrote over two hundred works that have left an indelible mark on literature.
The famous frog poem is one of his most iconic and widely studied creations.
Born in 1644, the author spent much of his life traveling across Japan, turning his journeys into his primary source of inspiration.