An Introduction to Japanese Court PoetryThe poetry written by the Japanese imperial court between A.D. 550 and 1350 is regarded as one of the great literatures of the world. This volume introduces readers to that literature, offering at once a condensation, a reorganization, and an extension (to A.D. 1500) of "Japanese Court Poetry" (1901). (Poetry) |
Contents
ONE Courtly and Human Values I | 1 |
TWO Forms and Conventions | 18 |
THREE Hitomaro | 36 |
FOUR Major Poets from 686 to 784 | 55 |
FIVE Major Poets from 784 to 1100 | 79 |
SIX Major Poets from 1100 to 1241 ΙΟΙ | 101 |
SEVEN Major Poets from 1241 to 1500 | 123 |
EIGHT Major Themes | 144 |
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Common terms and phrases
Akahito autumn Buddhist celebration century Chinese chōka conception conventions courtiers courtly darkness Diary of Izumi dream dusk early classical period Emperor Empress Eifuku envoy experience expression feeling flowers Fujiwara Fushimi Hana Haru heart Hito Hitomaro human imagery imperial anthology imperial collections integrated Izumi Shikibu Japa Japanese court poetry Japanese literature Japanese poetry Kaze Kokinshū kokoro Komachi kotoba kuni Kyōgoku-Reizei Lady language lines literary love poems lover man's Man'yōshū Matsuo Bashō Monogatari moon Murasaki Shikibu naki naku Narihira nature nese night Nikki Okura Ōtomo Ōtomo clan palace passion pillow pillow-word poetic poetry matches poets Priest Prince prose reality renga Saigyō Sasanami scene seasonal poems sense sequence Shinto Shōtetsu shows Shunzei Shunzei's Daughter SKKS sleeves Sode song speaker spring style suggests Taikei Tale of Genji Tamekane tanka technique Teika theme tion Tosa Diary Tsuki Tsurayuki wind woman words Yakamochi Yama yūgen Yume
References to this book
Representations of Power: The Literary Politics of Medieval Japan Michele Marra Limited preview - 1993 |
As We Saw Them: The First Japanese Embassy to the United States Masao Miyoshi No preview available - 2005 |