Fujiwara no Sadaie

Fujiwara no Sadaie

Fujiwara no Sadaie ( Japanese 藤原 定 家 , or in respectful reading Fujiwara no Teika ; * 1162 ; † September 26, 1241 ) was a Japanese poet.

The son of Fujiwara no Toshinari (Fujiwara no Shunzei) is considered to be one of the most important poets in Japan and the greatest master of the lyric form of the Waka . In his youth he emerged as a major innovator of this form of poetry. After the death of his father in 1204 he was active as a referee in poetry competitions and as a teacher. On behalf of Tennō Go-Toba he put together the anthology Shinkokin-wakashū from around 2000 waka between 1202 and 1205 . Later there were differences with Go-Toba, which led to his withdrawal.

After Go-Toba was exiled by the shogunate , Fujiwara no Teika was rehabilitated, but could not resume his active life for health reasons. He nevertheless took over from Go-Horikawa the commission for another Waka anthology Shinchokusen-wakashū , which was completed around 1234. He also published a number of literary critical writings and collections of exemplary wakas, the best known of which is Ogura Hyakunin Isshu . Of great historical importance is his diary Meigetsuki ( 明月 記 , "records of the clear / bright moon"), which he kept from 1180 to 1235, in which he wrote in detail about the courtly customs, politics, economy, events and his family.

In his later years he emerged as the editor of ancient texts, such as the Genji monogatari , and the author of Renga poems.

literature

• Steven D. Carter: Traditional Japanese Poetry. An Anthology . Stanford University Press, 1991, ISBN 0-8047-2212-9 , pp. 192–202 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
• Thomas McAuley: Fujiwara no Teika. In: 2011 Waka for Japan 2001. Retrieved November 19, 2011 . 

Remarks

1. ↑ Japanese yūsokuyomi ( 有 職 読 み ). The Japanese name reading was replaced by a Sino-Japanese on reading .
2. ↑ 明月 記 . In: 世界 大 百科 事 典 第 ２ 版 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved July 4, 2014 (Japanese).