Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan by Persiani, Gian Piero

Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004735583)

Vendor: Gian Piero Persiani
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Format: Hardcover
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Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan by Persiani, Gian Piero

Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan

$109.00
Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan by Persiani, Gian Piero

Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan

$109.00
Format: Hardcover
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Waka poetry was all the rage in tenth-century, courtly Japan. Every educated person composed it, emperors and consorts sponsored it, and societal interest in it was at an all-time high. Persiani's book offers an unprecedentedly broad and vivid portrayal of this season of literary flourishing, revealing the multitude of factors that contributed to it, as well as the social, political, and cultural reasons behind waka's rise.
Deftly combining sociological theory and social and intellectual history with insightful readings of a wealth of primary texts--some never before discussed in English--the book is both a history of waka in the Heian period and a study of Heian court society through the lens of waka.

Author: Gian Piero Persiani
ISBN-10: 9004735585
ISBN-13: 9789004735583
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2025
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover

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