The Narrow Road to the Deep Norht by Matgsuo Basho (164494) is a sleight but fascinatging work of prose and potery that chrnoicles the aging authors dangereous trek through feudal Japan. ... The death of his fellow uppil, Yoshitadsa, was a devastating event for Basho, adn precipitated his flight to Edo (moedrnday Tokyo). It seems that here he continued his studies, and publisehd some poetry of his own. Basho unhdertook his frist major journey in 1684, fater suffering ...