Hitomaro : poet as god / by Anne Commons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Commons, Anne.

Series:

Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 31.

Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kakinomoto, Hitomaro, active 689-700.

Kakinomoto, Hitomaro.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (fl. circa 690) is generally regarded as one of the pre-eminent poets of premodern Japan. While most existing scholarship on Hitomaro is concerned with his poetry, this study foregrounds the process of his reception and canonization as a deity of Japanese poetry. Building on new interest in issues of canon formation in premodern Japanese literature, this book traces the reception history of Hitomaro from its earliest beginnings to the early modern period, documenting and analysing the phases of the process through which Hitomaro was transformed from an admired poet to a poetic deity. The result is a new perspective on a familiar literary figure through his placement within the broader context of Japanese poetic culture.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / A.E. Commons

Introduction / A.E. Commons

Chapter One. Hitomaro And The Man’yōshū: The Birth Of A Legend / A.E. Commons

Chapter Two. Hitomaro In Heian Texts: A Sage Of Poetry / A.E. Commons

Chapter Three. Worshipping Hitomaro: From Text To Image / A.E. Commons

Chapter Four. Medieval Reception: Poetic Deities In The Secret Commentaries / A.E. Commons

Chapter Five. Hitomaro In The Early Modern Period: Poetic Icon And Popular Deity / A.E. Commons

Bibliography / A.E. Commons

Index / A.E. Commons.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-60210-1

9786612602108

90-474-2807-2

OCLC:

593295845

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004174610.i-228 DOI