Fujiwara no Kinto

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Fujiwara no Kintō ( Japanese 藤原 公 任 ; also: Shijō-dainagon ; * 966 ; † February 4, 1041 ) was a respected and well-known Japanese poet and aristocrat of the Heian period . He is mentioned in the works of Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shōnagon , among others , and he was also valued for his calligraphic artistry. His father was Fujiwara no Yoritada , his son Fujiwara no Sadayori .

Fujiwara no Kintō has not only written many poems ( Waka and Uta ), he has also compiled poetry anthologies, such as the Shūi Wakashū , which contains 15 of his poems, and the Wakan rōeishū . He is also considered the founder of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry and the compiler of the anthology of the same name.

Individual evidence

  1. Nichlas J. Teele: Rules for poetic elegance (limited preview)

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