Poetry anthologies of Japanese poetry
This entry gives an overview of the main anthologies of poetry in Japanese poetry . It only includes Japanese anthologies from ancient to modern.
Waka and Tanka
Nara period (710-794)
| Name Romaji | Name Kanji | Publishing year | Compiler | Number of poems | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kojiki | 古 事 記 | 712 | Ō no Yasumaro , Hieda no Are | 113 | “Record of ancient events” describes the mythology and early history of Japan |
| Nihon Shoki | 日本 書 紀 | 720 | Toneri-shinnō | 131 | "Chronicle of Japan in Individual Writings" |
| Fudoki | 風土 記 | 713 | 23 | "Records of Air and Earth", chronicles of the provinces of Japan , compiled at the behest of Genmei -Tennō | |
| Shoku Nihongi | 続 日本 紀 | 797 | Fujiwara no Tsugutada , Sugano no Mamichi | “Continuation of Nihongi; Continued Chronicle of Japan “at the behest of Kammu - Tennō | |
| Man'yōshū | 万 葉 集 | 785 | Ōtomo no Yakamochi | 4,516 (20 rolls) | "Collection of ten thousand sheets" |
Heian period (794–1185)
During the Heian period, the collections from eight epochs were created at the behest of the Japanese emperors . Each of these anthologies reflects the taste of the time it was created. The individual collections were canonized and form the basis for each subsequent collection.
In addition, a large number of “private anthologies” were created, which represent collections of individuals or families and which sometimes served as a source for the imperial anthologies.
| Name Romaji | Name Kanji | Publishing year | Compiler | Number of poems | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokin Wakashu | 古今 和 歌集 | 905 | Ki no Tsurayuki , Ki no Tomonori , Ōshikōchi Mitsune , Mibu no Tadamine | 1,111 (20 rolls) | "Collection of old and modern poems" |
| Gosen Wakashu | 後 撰 和 歌集 | 951 | Nashitsubo no gonin | 1,426 (12 rolls) | "Gleanings" compiled at the behest of Tennō Murakami |
| Shūi Wakashū | 拾遺 和 歌集 | 1005-1007 | Kazan-in or Fujiwara no Kintō | 1,351 (20 rolls) | "Gleanings" compiled at the behest of Tennō Kazan |
| Goshūi Wakashū | 後 拾遺 和 歌集 | 1086 | Fujiwara no Michitoshi | 1,200 (20 rolls) | "Late gleanings" |
| Kinyō Wakashū | 金葉 和 歌集 | 1124-1127 | Minamoto no Toshiyori | 716 (10 rolls) | "Collection of Golden Leaves" |
| Shika Wakashu | 詞 花 和 歌集 | 1151-1154 | Fujiwara no Akisuke | 411 (10 rolls) | "Collection of Poetic Flowers" |
| Senzai Wakashu | 千載 和 歌集 | 1187 | Fujiwara no Shunzei Toshinari | 1,285 | "Collection from a thousand years" |
| Shinkokin Wakashu | 新 古今 和 歌集 | 1205 | Fujiwara no Teika , Fujiwara no Ariie , Fujiwara no Ietaka , Jakuren , Minamoto no Michitomo , Asukai Masatsune | 2,000 | "New collection of old and modern poems" |
| Hitomaro Kashu | 人 麻 呂 歌集 | Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | "Hitomaro's collection of poems" | ||
| Tsurayuki-shu | Ki no Tsurayuki | "Tsurayuki Collection" | |||
| Kinto Kashu | 公 任 歌集 | Fujiwara no Kinto | "Kinto's collection of poems" | ||
| Hyakunin Isshu | 百 人 一 首 | Fujiwara no Teika | "Hundred people - (each) one poem" | ||
| Fujiwara no Teika Kashu | Fujiwara no Teika | "Fujiwara no Teika's collection of poems" | |||
| Izumi Shikibu Shu | 和 泉 式 部 集 | "Izumi Shikibu Collection" |
Kamakura (1185–1333) and Muromachi (1336–1573) periods
The collections from eight epochs from the Heian period were followed by a further 13 collections in the Kamakura period , which were compiled at the behest of the Japanese emperors .
- Shinchokusen Wakashu
- Shokugosen Wakashu
- Shokukokin Wakashu
- Shokushūi Wakashū
- Shingos Wakashu
- Gyokuyō Wakashū
- Shokusenzai Wakashu
- Shokugoshūi Wakashū
- Fūga Wakashū
- Shinsenzai Wakashu
- Shinshūi Wakashū
- Shingoshūi Wakashū
- Shinshokukokin Wakashu
Renga
- Renri Hishō (連 理 秘 抄,, 1349), treatise on the poetics of Renga by Nijō Yoshimoto
- Tsukubashū ( 菟 玖 波 集 , 1356) ed. by Nijō Yoshimoto . Received the status of an Imperial Anthology
- Shinsentsukubashū ( 新 選 菟 玖 波 集 , 1470) ed. by Sogi .
Haikai and Haiku
- Shinsen inu tsukuba shū ( 新 撰 犬 筑波 集 , 1532) ed. by Yamazaki Sōkan . With and through this anthology the development of haiku begins.
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Haikai Shichibushū ( 俳 諧 七 部 集 ) Collective name for seven anthologies that include the Renga of Matsuo Bashō and his disciples.
- Fuyu no hi ( 冬 の 日 , winter day, 1684)
- Haru no hi ( 春 の 日 , spring day, 1686) contains 58 hokku including Bashō's famous frog haiku .
- Arano ( 曠野 , Wüstenei, 1689), ten scrolls with 735 poems
- Hisago ( ひ さ ご , bottle gourd, 1690)
- Sarumino ( 猿 蓑 , Das Affenmäntelchen, 1691), six scrolls
- Sumidawara ( 炭 俵 , charcoal sack , 1694)
- Zokusarumino ( 続 猿 蓑 , The Monkey Coat - continued, 1698)
- Futatsu no take ( 二 ツ の 竹 , 1702)
Kanshi
- Kaifūsō (751) is considered the oldest collection of Chinese-style poems written by the Japanese.
- Three early imperial anthologies gathering early Kanshi that the Tang Dynasty Japanese were aware of.
- 814 Ryōunshū ( 凌雲 集 )
- 818 Bunkashūreishū ( 文 華秀麗 集 )
- 827 Keikokushū ( 経 国 集 )
Others
- Wakan rōeishū a collection to deklamierender or singing Waka and Kanshi compiled by Fujiwara no Kintō .
See also
Web links
- Japanese poetry in the library of the University of the West
- 日本 古典 文学 会
Individual evidence
- ↑ PDF at image02.wiki.livedoor.jp ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 連 理 秘 抄 （読 み） れ ん り ひ し ょ う , on kotobank.jp
- ↑ 続 猿 蓑 （読 み） ゾ ク サ ル ミ ノ , on kotobank.jp
