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Kaifūsō : the oldest collection of Chinese poetry written by Japanese poets; Imperial anthologies: advancing the Imperial waka anthologies, the earliest imperial anthologies gathered Kanshi, the Chinese poetry which Japanese learned from the Tang dynasty. Three anthologies were edited in the early Heian period: Ryōunshū
The following is a list of Japanese-language poets. Poets are listed alphabetically by surname (or by a widely known name, such as a pen name, with multiple names for the same poet listed separately if both are notable). Small groups of poets and articles on families of poets are listed separately, below, as are haiku masters (also in the main ...
The Man'yōshū is an anthology of Japanese waka poetry. It was compiled in the eighth century (during Japan's Nara period), likely in a number of stages by several people, [1] with the final touches likely being made by Ōtomo no Yakamochi, [1] the poet whose work is most prominently featured in the anthology. [2]
Edition of the Kokin Wakashū anthology of classic Japanese poetry with wood-carved cover, 18th century. Japanese poetry is poetry typical of Japan, or written, spoken, or chanted in the Japanese language, which includes Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese, and Modern Japanese, as well as poetry in Japan which was written in the Chinese language or ryūka from the Okinawa ...
The Kaifūsō (懐風藻, Florilegium of Cherished Airs) is the earliest extant anthology of literary Sinitic poetry written by Japanese poets.. It was compiled in 751. In the brief introduction of the poets, the unknown writer seems sympathetic to Emperor Kōbun and his regents who were overthrown in 672 by Emperor Tenmu after only eight months of rule.
In the ninth and tenth centuries, however, notably with the compilation of the Kokinshū, the short poem became the dominant form of poetry in Japan, and the originally general word waka (和歌, "Japanese poem") became the standard name for this form. [4]
Waka ("Japanese poem") or uta ("song") is an important genre of Japanese literature. The term originated in the Heian period to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from kanshi, poetry written in Chinese by Japanese authors. [35] [36] Waka began as an oral tradition, in tales, festivals and rituals, [nb 4] and began to be written in the 7th ...
Category: Japanese poetry. 32 languages. Afrikaans; ... Articles containing Japanese poems (1 C, 45 P) B. Japanese poetry books (2 C) F. Japanese poetic forms (1 C, 5 ...