Great Books V  Spring 2010
  The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Basho  
Silent a while in a cave, I watched a waterfall, for the first of the summer observances.
 

April 5

Read it all.

  1. Compare Basho with Hojoki

  2. Compare Basho's poetry with that of Shikibu

  3. Write & bring three linked Haiku of your own - using the 5/7/5 syllable convention for each Haiku.

  4. Characterize Basho's wisdom.