Haiku and Haiga: The Writings and Paintings of Edo Period Japanese Masters
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Matsuo Basho was considered the greatest haiku master who also painted. Yosa Buson is considered as the second greatest haiku master but Buson is also widely regarded as one of the greatest haiga masters. Haiga is a casual style of painting that includes a related haiku next to the image. We will read and discuss Basho’s haiku, read his prose work Narrow Road to the Deep North that references Chinese poetry and literature, Japanese Noh drama and the Tale of Heike. We will consider Buson in terms of the “Basho Revival” movement, his style of haiku, his haiga and skill as a painter. Readings will include haiku by Basho and Buson, Narrow Road, as well as a handful of poems and plays associated with it.
John Wallace is a lecturer in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley. He received his PhD from Stanford University and has taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Stanford University. He has taught several literature courses for the SAA previously.
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