Session 28—Haiku from Bashō's Oku no hosomichi

Topics for this session

Haiku from Bashō's Oku no hosomichi 越後路

Poems for this session

• 46 荒海や佐渡に横たふ天の河
  

Details

46 荒海や佐渡によこたふ天河

あらうみ | や | さど | に | よこたふ | あま | の | がは

Collection: 奥の細道 • 越後路

Author: 松尾芭蕉 (まつおばしょう・ばせを)

季語: announced later

切字: announced later

Special requests for preparing this poem

• As before, be ready to say what the 季語 and 切れ字 are. But, in addition, now also be able to say how that affects the poem.
• Using the bSpace file Oku text and image - echigo:
  • be ready to compare the 俳句 to the 俳文 (the prose text).
  • be ready to explain why you think the artist chose to portray the poem in the way that he did.

Poems are covered in the order presented. We may not be able to discuss all poems listed. It is likely that I will add links and preparating requests as we go along, even in the last hour before class. There is no class participation grade so all of this work is optional, but interesting, and will enhance your ability to share in the session. Poem details are given in class and not repeated. Take excellent notes. They are the basis for the test. Our course goals in order of priority: 1) above all, appreciation of the poem as a poem, 2) understanding the components of the poems (the words in their function as grammar and their history in poems), 3) details of authors and collections. Prepare with these priorities in mind.