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A Zen wave : Basho's haiku and Zen / Robert Aitken ; foreword by W. S. Merwin

by Basho Matsuo, Robert Aitken, W. S. Merwin

This study examines the relationship between Zen Buddhism and haiku poetry, providing translations and commentary on the work of the poet Bashõ. It analyses Zen themes and modes of expression within the constraints of the seventeen-syllable verse form.

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