Takechi no Kurohito
Takechi no Kurohito ( Japanese 高市 黒 人 ; dates unknown) was a Japanese poet of the late 7th century. According to the Man'yōshū, Takechi was part of the entourage of the Jitō Tennō during an imperial visit around 702 . His rank was that of a Muraji , a hereditary tribal title ( Kabane ).
Little more is known about the living conditions of Takechi no Kurohitos than that he was courtier to Empress Jitō (690–697) and Emperor Mommu (697–707). The Waka -author is next Kakinomoto no Hitomaro an early representative of the Japanese tradition of travel poetry. Some of his poems were included in the Man'yōshū collection.
swell
- Michael F. Marra (Ed.): "Kuki Shūzō: a philosopher's poetry and poetics" , University of Hawaii Press, 2004, ISBN 9780824827557 , p. 332
- Susan L. Burns, "Before the nation: Kokugaku and the imagining of community in early modern Japan," Duke University Press, 2003 ISBN 9780822331728 , p. 120
- Edwin A. Cranston, "A Waka Anthology: Grasses of remembrance," Volume 2, Stanford University Press, 2006, ISBN 9780804748254 , p. 4
- Steven D. Carter, "Traditional Japanese Poetry: An Anthology," Stanford University Press, 1993, ISBN 9780804722124 , p. 51
Individual evidence
- ↑ 高市 黒 人 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Kodansha, 2009, accessed February 8, 2012 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Takechi no Kurohito |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 高市 黒 人 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century |