Hagiwara Hiromichi

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Hagiwara Hiromichi ( Japanese 萩 原 広 道 , real name: Fujiwara Keizō ( 藤原 鹿 蔵 ); born March 29, 1815 in the province of Bizen (today: Okayama ); † January 11, 1863 ) was a Japanese poet, writer, translator and representative of the Kokugaku in the late Edo period . He is known for his evaluation and commentary on the Genji Monogatari .

Life

Hiromichi's father, Fujiwara Eizaburō, was a follower of the daimyo in the province of Bizen. Hiromichi, who was born Fujiwara Keizō, took the name "Hiromichi Hagiwara" in 1845 when he gave up his status as a samurai and went to Osaka to become a scholar and poet.

Hiromichi was already fascinated by the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu in his childhood . This fascination remained the basis for his preoccupation with poetry and literary criticism throughout his life. At the age of 13, Hiraga Motoyoshi (1800–1865) became Hiromichi's mentor. He discussed and corrected self-written waka with his mentor and he was also introduced to the “national school” ( Kokugaku ).

From the middle of life, Horimichi suffered from paralysis, which reduced his productivity. He died in Osaka in 1863. Mori Ogai described a visit to Horimichi's tomb in the literary magazine Shigarami zōshi.

Works (selection)

  • 1863 Ashi no ha wake ( 葦 の 葉 わ け )
  • 1854–61 Genji monogatari hyōshaku ( 源氏物語 評 釈 )
    • Patrick W. Caddeau: Hagiwara Hiromichi's "Genji monogatari hyoshaku": Criticism and commentary on "The Tale of Genji". Yale University, 1998 ISBN 0-599-87763-4 (English translation)
  • 1846 Honkyō tei ( 本 教 提綱 )
  • 1848 Kogen yakkai ( 古語訳 解 )
  • 1840 San'yōdō meisho ( 三陽 道 名 所 )
  • 1845 Seijū on'yakujiron
  • 1844 Tamazasa
  • 1846 Te – ni – o – ha keijiben ( て • に • を • は 係辞 辨 )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Kotobank