Because the collection contains no poems from the last decade of Saigyō's life, 1180-90, he is thought to have closed it c.1180, and circulated it thereafter.[1]
Divisions
The collection contains 1552 poems,[2] and falls into three parts. The first (1-572) is divided into four sections containing poems of the four seasons; the second (573-1041) into two sections - Love and Miscellaneous; and the third (1042-1152) again into two sections - Miscellaneous Songs and One Hundred Songs.[3]
Quality
Where much court poetry of the time was convoluted, the Sankashū is known for its directness of utterance.[4] His early translator, Hei-Hachuro Honda, valorised Saigyō's poems of solitude over those that were involved in more communal activities. Later critics, however, have paid more attention to how his poetry was rooted both in his private life and the public life of his society.[5]
sankashū, 山家集, collection, mountain, home, collection, poems, saigyō, most, probably, made, poet, himself, issued, 1180, contents, dating, divisions, quality, also, references, further, reading, external, linksdating, editbecause, collection, contains, poems, . Sankashu 山家集 Collection of a Mountain Home is a collection of poems by Saigyō most probably made by the poet himself and issued c 1180 Contents 1 Dating 2 Divisions 3 Quality 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDating EditBecause the collection contains no poems from the last decade of Saigyō s life 1180 90 he is thought to have closed it c 1180 and circulated it thereafter 1 Divisions EditThe collection contains 1552 poems 2 and falls into three parts The first 1 572 is divided into four sections containing poems of the four seasons the second 573 1041 into two sections Love and Miscellaneous and the third 1042 1152 again into two sections Miscellaneous Songs and One Hundred Songs 3 Quality EditWhere much court poetry of the time was convoluted the Sankashu is known for its directness of utterance 4 His early translator Hei Hachuro Honda valorised Saigyō s poems of solitude over those that were involved in more communal activities Later critics however have paid more attention to how his poetry was rooted both in his private life and the public life of his society 5 See also EditNoh plays Shika Wakashu Tales of the Heike Tanka WakaReferences Edit W R Lafleur Awesome Nightfall 2003 p 69 Shuichi Kato A History of Japanese Literature 2013 p 94 H H Honda trans The Sanka Shu The Mountain Hermitage Hokuseido Press 1971 p vii Shuichi Kato A History of Japanese Literature 2013 p 94 W R Lafleur Awesome Nightfall 2003 p xi and p 1 2Further reading EditIto Yoshio ed Sanka shu Tokyo 1047 Burton Watson trans Poems of a Mountain Home NY 1991 External links EditThe monk Saigyo Classical Japanese Database has some poems by Saigyō in translations and in the original Japanese This article about a collection of written poetry is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Japanese literature related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sankashu amp oldid 1140004408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
