During the Edo period‚ Japan divided their social class into a four-class system: samurai‚ farmers‚ artisans‚ and merchants. If one were to change his or her social status‚ the government will disapprove and will prevent such action. Laws and policies were very strict during the Tokugawa era. There were many restrictions such as having vast amount of wealth‚ trading with other countries‚ or even taking the law to their own hands. During the Edo era‚ if one were to break a law or commit a sin‚ then
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notions have developed all this time. Similar tasks have been done by Florentine Codex discussing Aztec Culture (1547-1579)‚ Popol Vuh expounding Maya/Guatamala culture (1554-1558)‚ Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz with Mexican ontology (1648-1695) and Matsuo Basho discussing Japanese culture (1644-1694). This paper aims to understand the manner in which the above noted cultural analysts have present each cultural in a unique way. Florentine Codex (Aztec Cultural) Florentine Codex is a detail description
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Oku No Hosomichi (1694) Basho‚ Matsuo Fallen sick on a journey‚ In dreams I run wildly Over a withered moor. An old pond! A frog jumps in- The sound of water. The first soft snow! Enough to bend the leaves Of the jonquil low. In the cicada’s cry No sign can foretell How soon it must die. No one travels Along this way but I‚ This autumn evening. In all the rains of May there is one thing not hidden - the bridge at Seta Bay. The years first day thoughts and loneliness;
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In Japan‚ short poems have a long history. The earliest Japanese poetry such as that of the Manyoshu‚ written in 759 A.D.‚ includes stirring narrative‚ dramatic and short lyrical poems which scholars believe were originally written as part of the pre-Buddhist or early Shinto ceremonial rituals (Haiku). This anthology includes anonymous songs and prayers designed to celebrate and pacify the gods‚ prayers for safe voyages‚ formal eulogies on the death of an Emperor or Empress and courting‚ marriage
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had been abandoned only yesterday; others were reduced to little more than piles of rubble. One had the impression of a baby’s foot in the mud mortar holding the stones together. The Anasazi disappeared sometime around 1100 AD. In “Hiraizumi” Basho doesn’t tell us what led to the demise of the Fujiwara clan‚ but from the omnipresent wars of our last century‚ we can infer the causes and‚ of course‚ we have the records of Japanese historians. While there is no written record of the Anasazi‚ research
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The Story of the Aged Mother A Japanese Folktale by MATSUO BASHO Long‚ long ago there lived at the foot of the mountain a poor farmer and his aged‚ widowed mother. They owned a bit of land which supplied them with food‚ and their humble were peaceful and happy. Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior‚ had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given
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investigate how other things and other beings fit into your own world. Basho and Hobbes are two very intellectual thinkers/writers that come from around the same time periods. However‚ despite the years between these two intellectuals they share many common themes. Basho was a Japanese writer from the 17th Century focusing on himself within nature and the surrounding environments interacting. Hobbes was a thinker/writer that existed
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Matsuo Basho’s journey has had a significant impact on literature due to his well-written journals. Basho’s journals reveal his life style and experiences. In his first journal‚ The Records of a Weather-exposed Skeleton‚ Basho conveys his spiritual thoughts and religious life that has more meaning than he ever thought. Basho’s journal contains several poems as he further reveals different people‚ religious traditions‚ and significant places that has made his journey more significant. In Matsuo
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be analyzing in this essay is the Sonnet 30 by William Shakespeare and Three Haiku by Bashō and Chiyogo. Haiku’s are usually short and three line poems which originated from Japan. A sonnet is a poem around 14 lines and has around 10 syllables. Although both types of poems are very different in terms of how they are set up and classified‚ they also share many similarities. In the three haiku‚ one by Bashō and two by Chiyogo‚ all three poems consist of three lines. None of the words in the
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story of the journey that Bashō began near the end of his life in order to attain inspiration for writing poetry‚ specifically in haiku-type forms. Bashō’s chosen path mirrored that of Saigyō‚ a well respected monk and poet‚ which ran through the locations of residence and inspiration of various other notable Japanese poets and writers. The travel tale has long been held in high public regard and is widely known as one of the most iconic pieces of Japanese literature. Bashō had a fascination with nature
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