Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image by Mostow, Joshua S.

Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image

The Hyakunin Isshu, or One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each, is a sequence of one hundred Japanese...
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Author: Joshua S. Mostow
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Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image by Mostow, Joshua S.

Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image

$135.90

Pictures of the Heart: The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image

$135.90
Author: Joshua S. Mostow
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The Hyakunin Isshu, or One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each, is a sequence of one hundred Japanese poems in the tanka form, selected by the famous poet and scholar Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241) and arranged, in part, to represent the history of Japanese poetry from the seventh century down to Teika's own day. The anthology is, without doubt, the most popular and widely known collection of poetry in Japan- a distinction it has maintained for hundreds of years. In this study, Joshua Mostow challenges the idea of a final or authoritative reading of the Hyakunin Isshu and presents a refreshing, persuasive case for a reception history of this seminal work.

In addition to providing a new translation of this classic text and biographical information on each poet, Mostow examines issues relating to text and image that are central to the Japanese arts from the Heian into the early modern period. By using Edo-period woodblock illustrations as pictorializations of the poems--as "pictures of the heart," or meaning, of the poems--text and image are pieced together in a holistic approach that will stand as a model for further research in the interrelationship between Japanese visual and verbal art.

Author: Joshua S. Mostow
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 06/30/2023
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 9.92h x 7.01w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9780824895389

About the Author
Joshua S. Mostow is professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.


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