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Shin kokinshu

新古今和歌集 新古今集
alternative words: Shinkokinshu, Shin kokinwakashu, Shinkokinwakashu, Shin kokin wakashu
keywords: book , poesy
related topics: Kamakura period , Fujiwara no Sadaie , Waka , Kokinwakashu , Emperor Gotoba
related web sites: http://kotodama.kokugakuin.ac.jp/digital/diglib/skw1865/mag1/pages/page001.html , http://www.iwai-h.ed.jp/~teru/sinko/top.html , http://www07.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/df6/htac/body/koten/sinkokin.htm
explanation: Anthology of Japanese poems (waka) of early Kamakura period. Created by the order of a retired emperor, Gotoba in 1201, it was the last of 8 imperial poem anthologies (Chokusen wakashu). The compilers are: Minamoto no Michitomo, Fujiwara no Ariie, Fujiwara no Sadaie, Fujiwara no Ietaka, Asukai Masatsune, Jakuren. Composed of 20 volumes with 1980 poems, its style is based on a referencing of old poetry (Honka dori) and a subtle profundity (Yugen).


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