Colegio de San Ildefonso to host colloquium on Matsuo Bashō haikus

The Colegio de San Ildefonso, in collaboration with the Cátedra Extraordinaria Octavio Paz and the Congregación Literaria Mexicana, will host the Japanese Literature Colloquium: Haikus of Matsuo Bashō.

The event aims to explore the history of Japanese literature, the evolution of the haiku, and the complexities of translating this influential poetic form. The colloquium will feature three thematic tables where researchers, translators, and specialists will discuss the genre through the lenses of literary criticism, linguistics, translation, and cultural history.

Participants include various specialists such as Ángel Acosta Blanco, Carlos Sánchez Ramírez, and Takahiro Sato. Additionally, the program will include the presentation of the book ‘Haikus de Matsuo Bashō’, published by the Congregación Literaria Mexicana.