Sōyō's Poetical Performance

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  • 宗養の付句
  • ソウヨウ ノ ツケク

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<p>In medieval times there was a literary meeting called “renga-kai” in which each participant read a poem on a common theme. Some members showed good skills in making poems, but others did not with little knowledge of classical literature. Sōyō, one of the greatest masters of linked verse, both educated and entertained such lay poets by demonstrating how to make poems in various styles — simple, unexpected, and humorous — so that they could know the pleasure of poetry. When he wanted to teach them the art of classical citations, he usually used the wellknown instances of Genji-monogatari, Ise-monogatari, and other major works for teaching material. His plain method of poetical education had a great influence on early modern poetics.</p>

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