POETIC WORD IN "COLLECTION OF OLD STORIES" (Poetry in Konjaku Monogatari-shu)

Authors

  • MARIA S. KOLYADA Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2023-1/5-15

Keywords:

Japanese poetry, poems, Konjaku Monogatari-shu, setsuwa tales, waka, kanshi, gatha

Abstract

The paper describes three main forms of poems integrated into Konjaku Monogatari-shū of the XIIth century, among which are poems from Buddhist canon (ge), poems in Chinese (shi) and Japanese poems (waka). Most of setsuwa tales are devoted to waka, which, according to the authors, are considered as a universal language suitable for an expression of every human feeling in any life situations. This universality of waka reflects the perception of a poetic word as having a special weight and effectiveness that is customary for Japanese culture.

Author Biography

  • MARIA S. KOLYADA, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow, Russia)

    Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Researcher of the School of Contemporary Humanities Studies. Editor of the journal "Problems of Philosophy".

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Published

31-03-2023

Issue

No. 1 (2023): Humanitarian research in the Eastern Siberia and the Far East

Section

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE EAST

How to Cite

POETIC WORD IN "COLLECTION OF OLD STORIES" (Poetry in Konjaku Monogatari-shu). (2023). Humanitarian Research in the Eastern Siberia and the Far East, 1, 5-15. https://doi.org/10.24866/1997-2857/2023-1/5-15