EASIA234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tsurezuregusa, Cherry Blossom, Mantra
13 Dec 2016
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Ea 240 october 6, 2016: recluse literature. Saigyo (1118-1190: minor branch of the fujiwara, surname was sato. Lower ranked aristocrat, served as a imperial bodyguard. Variety of journeys on foot, walked all over japan (cid:894)(cid:374)orth, to mi(cid:272)hi(cid:374)oku(cid:895) t(cid:449)o lo(cid:374)g jour(cid:374)e(cid:455)s: well known cultural-figure or icon in japan, many tales and legends about him, personal nature of his poetry. Reflects elements of his real life, but also reflects the struggle (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the (cid:374)eed to a(cid:271)a(cid:374)do(cid:374) o(cid:374)e"s earthl(cid:455) atta(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:374)d the desire to have power, prestige, etc. Kenko (1283-1352: both were very literate and highly educated, went into reclusion. 94 poems in shinkokinshu (1205: 5% of the collection was his work, much more than any other artist. Aig(cid:455)o"s poetr(cid:455) is (cid:272)hara(cid:272)terised (cid:271)(cid:455): (cid:862)a (cid:271)leak a(cid:374)d so(cid:373)(cid:271)re air , a te(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) to fa(cid:448)our i(cid:373)ager(cid:455) suggesti(cid:448)e of dra(cid:271)(cid:374)ess, lo(cid:374)eli(cid:374)ess, a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ela(cid:374)(cid:272)hol(cid:455) (cid:863: characteristic of the medieval style of japanese waka.
