Matsuo Bashō
(1644–1694)

Japanese poet and essayist of the Edo period (1603-1867); established haikai no renga as a literary art.

Matsuo Bashō

Works edit

Translated by various:
Frog Poem (IB-265, HS-270, JR-152) 1681/6
Transl. by William George Aston:
On a whithered branch... (IB-117-3, HS-121, JR-120) 1680/1
An ancient pond... (IB-265, HS-270, JR-152) 1681/6
'Tis the first snow... (IB-275, HS-280, JR-279) 1686
A cloud of flowers... (IB-285, HS-294, JR-296) 1687
I come weary... (IB-386-1, HS-400, JR-397) 1688
The cry of the cicada... (IB-641, HS-642, JR-663) 1690
Of Miidera... (IB-714, HS-715, JR-741) 1691
Ah! the waving lespedeza... (IB-804, HS-805, JR-849) 1693
'Twas the new moon... attributed to Bashō, Issa, or Sōgi date unknown

 

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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