How Long to Read Basho's Narrow Road

How Long Does it Take to Read Basho's Narrow Road?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Basho's Narrow Road by Matsuo Basho

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Matsuo Basho (1644-94) is considered Japan's greatest haiku poet. Narrow Road to the Interior (Oku no Hosomichi) is his masterpiece. Ostensibly a chronological account of the poet's five-month journey in 1689 into the deep country north and west of the old capital, Edo, the work is in fact artful and carefully sculpted, rich in literary and Zen allusion and filled with great insights and vital rhythms. In Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages, poet and translator Hiroaki Sato presents the complete work in English and examines the threads of history, geography, philosophy, and literature that are woven into Basho's exposition. He details in particular the extent to which Basho relied on the community of writers with whom he traveled and joined in linked verse (renga) poetry sessions, an example of which, A Farewell Gift to Sora, is included in this volume. In explaining how and why Basho made the literary choices he did, Sato shows how the poet was able to transform his passing observations into words that resonate across time and culture.

How long is Basho's Narrow Road?

Basho's Narrow Road by Matsuo Basho is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Basho's Narrow Road Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Basho's Narrow Road aloud.

What Reading Level is Basho's Narrow Road?

Basho's Narrow Road is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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