The Journal of Socho

"With his fine translation of Socho's journal, Horton provides another valuable document to aid in our understanding of the complexities of medieval Japanese discourse."--Journal of Japanese Studies
"In sum, these two [The Journal of Socho and Song in an Age of Discord: 'The Journal of Socho' and Poetic Life in Late Medieval Japan] beautifully produced volumes provide a fine entry into the cultural world of the elite classes of warring states in Japan."--Journal of Asian History

About the author

H. Mack Horton is Associate Professor of Classical Japanese Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of a companion volume, Song in an Age of Discord: The Journal of Socho and Poetic Life in Late Medieval Japan.

Summary

The author, Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532)-the preeminent linked-verse (renga) poet of his time-provides in his journal a vivid portrayal of cultural life in the capital and the provinces, together with descriptions of battles and great warrior families, the dangers of travel through war-torn countryside, and the plight of the poor.

Additional text

"In sum, these two [The Journal of Socho and Song in an Age of Discord: 'The Journal of Socho' and Poetic Life in Late Medieval Japan] beautifully produced volumes provide a fine entry into the cultural world of the elite classes of warring states in Japan."

Product details

• Authors: Socho, Saiokuken Socho
• Assisted by: Horton H. Mack (Translation), H Mack Mack Horton (Translation), H. Mack Horton (Translation), H. Mack Mack Horton (Translation)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.04.2002
• EAN: 9780804732833
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-3283-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 260 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 857 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures