Kojijū: Difference between revisions
added Category:12th-century Japanese women writers using HotCat |
Added a citation, added info about her position in court, contemporaries' comments, and the role of poetry in courtly life at the time Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Japanese noblewoman and waka poet}} |
{{Short description|Japanese noblewoman and waka poet}} |
||
'''Kojijū''' (小侍従; 1121–1202) was a ''[[Waka (poetry)|waka]]'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late [[Heian period]]. |
'''Kojijū''' (小侍従; 1121–1202) was a ''[[Waka (poetry)|waka]]'' poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late [[Heian period]]. is designated a member of the {{nihongo|Female Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry|女房三十六歌仙|Nyōbō Sanjūrokkasen}}. She left a [[kashū (poetry)|private collection]] of poems titled the ''[[Kojijū-shū]]''.{{sfnm|1a1=Morimoto|1y=1983|1p=608}} |
||
Contemporaries noted her for her especial skill in composing poems that exactly suited the situation, particularly when writing a verse as a response to someone else's verse.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pandey |first=Rajyashree |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=MVkEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA91&dq=Kojij%C5%AB+waka&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXk9LHhIqHAxWYwK0AHUzaAWoQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=Kojij%C5%AB%20waka&f=false |title=Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair: Body, Woman, and Desire in Medieval Japanese Narratives |date=2016-01-31 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-5355-6 |language=en}}</ref> |
|||
In 1179, she became a Buddhist nun. |
In 1179, she became a Buddhist nun. |
||
Revision as of 04:45, 3 July 2024
Kojijū (小侍従; 1121–1202) was a waka poet and Japanese noblewoman active in the late Heian period. As a lady-in-waiting, she served the Empress Fujiwara Tako. During this time, courtiers were expected to be skilled poets, and a great deal of court life involved composing and exchanging poetry, as well as participating in poetry contests. Kojijū is designated a member of the Female Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry (女房三十六歌仙, Nyōbō Sanjūrokkasen). She left a private collection of poems titled the Kojijū-shū.[1]
Contemporaries noted her for her especial skill in composing poems that exactly suited the situation, particularly when writing a verse as a response to someone else's verse.[2]
In 1179, she became a Buddhist nun.
References
- ^ Morimoto 1983, p. 608.
- ^ Pandey, Rajyashree (2016-01-31). Perfumed Sleeves and Tangled Hair: Body, Woman, and Desire in Medieval Japanese Narratives. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-5355-6.
Works cited
- Morimoto, Motoko (1983). "Kojijū-shū". Nihon Koten Bungaku Daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典 (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten. pp. 607–608. OCLC 11917421.
External links
- E-text of her poems in Japanese
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This biography of a Japanese noble is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Japanese writer, poet, or screenwriter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |