![]() | The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey Subjects: Japanese poetry -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800; Poetics -- Early works to 1800; Kinki Region (Japan) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; One of Japan's most renowned intellectuals, Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801) is perhaps best known for his notion of mono no aware, a detailed description of the workings of emotions as the precondition for the poetic act. As a poet and a theoretician of poetry, Norinaga had a keen eye for etymologies and other archaeological practices aimed at recovering the depth and richness of the Japanese language. This volume contains his major works on the Yamato region--the heartland of Japanese culture--including one of his most famous poetic diaries, The Sedge Hat Diary (Sugagasa no Nikki), translated into English here for the first time. |
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