{"title":"Versifying for Others: Akazome Emon's Proxy Poems","authors":"Takeshi Watanabe","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0023","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Regarded highly as a poet during her lifetime, today Akazome Emon receives far less attention than some of her contemporaries. The imbalance obscures important aspects of Heian literary practice and its place in court society. This article redresses this neglect by focusing on her personal poetry collection, particularly the proxy poems (daisaku uta) she composed for others. Reevaluation of this overlooked practice brings out the social dimensions fundamental to Heian poetry. As many of Akazome's proxy poems were written on behalf of her children, examination of them also sheds light on the character of Heian family life.","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"1 - 26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0023","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"ASIAN STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:Regarded highly as a poet during her lifetime, today Akazome Emon receives far less attention than some of her contemporaries. The imbalance obscures important aspects of Heian literary practice and its place in court society. This article redresses this neglect by focusing on her personal poetry collection, particularly the proxy poems (daisaku uta) she composed for others. Reevaluation of this overlooked practice brings out the social dimensions fundamental to Heian poetry. As many of Akazome's proxy poems were written on behalf of her children, examination of them also sheds light on the character of Heian family life.
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Monumenta Nipponica was founded in 1938 by Sophia University, Tokyo, to provide a common platform for scholars throughout the world to present their research on Japanese culture, history, literature, and society. One of the oldest and most highly regarded English-language journals in the Asian studies field, it is known not only for articles of original scholarship and timely book reviews, but also for authoritative translations of a wide range of Japanese historical and literary sources. Previously published four times a year, since 2008 the journal has appeared semiannually, in May and November.
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