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Fojivara Teika's Hundred-Poem Sequence of the Shoji Era, 1200: A
Complete Traustaton. with Inteoduction and Commentary.

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ber b, Morr

‘he Sousa of Asie Studies, Vol. 38, No.4. (Aug. 1979}. pp. 779-782

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in nglish a pene example ofthe hnndred poem xecnence Fyataedat. In 13°
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the discovers, in sor mer 1972, oF holograph fragment oF che sequence birés
[poem gi chrovih yu) im Tee's mancwering and thar of his ther, Eeywure
Shumoei (141 s+. The Fingmene, hich inckedey comments and replies iy he
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roupel a Followe: Spring (evenny poor), Scmuzcr (iesen poems], Ancunn
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‘Menara Drelling (ve poems), Hinds (re poems, and (lebron (ve poe)
Slevin chee genes rope Tels ngegrates ee sequence wih the penciptes of
"tocinion ad progreaion” Fret nored iy Poof Jiichs Konah, and descr hed
sa Bromer and Miner's eclyca'shoraie atvcle an ehe subject (eneard Jal af
ete ender 91 LignSh. Le addicion eo error progressone within the Hager
[proupiogs, andi such secure schniqee ae common imagery, dition, and pees
tng (p. 293, Teka entances the efece of ce sequence ar a arifed composition Py
sufi consisting sarking “design poems” fw m0 at) wach neato “ate
[rouod poeme (12 Ir hs celation Proferoe Hower ncicaer tbe probable
Tele of each vee an “dewign” (orn “background” 9, "pedminercly design
yaoe moe), acd “procomisaney backgrouad” (ase js." Cadertping a) chase
sehnical levies i &pavasive tone dha tes i aguance aa barmonius le
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for fe seat (stn! Une addin tate. Tac of 3 babi sboet
Mata. Poolsor Bowes Bus pss alinnn ct haa Uy veces poetic
ounce, bejne whizh i hat vagie wot ot spyentiveuen wich was Less ea)
te Te fur being dice ue ings fra ny iene ea. Ie ech unten
Licerary sce aad suggestion which Professor Brower silly erate fr a
spite of the alld diBcalis of woking fiom an unannoraced ces.

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(209) eighep eee eva hy 9 wanety of pee which Tel compiled uti the
same pricipls of nrogracion, tnd which Brose ard Miner eeolred ws Fite
Lake's Sapien Pr of Dar nw A Vhiranth Contes Pasi rate at Snes
‘tospo: Caiveracy af Tokyo Pree, 83). Inthe Kinds abs. Yeas pnp Se
Andaccc: co shor Grom a stiecion of specie examples che proper uy 69 HO wut
Srrving poetry, with a man ho fd clened che nial edly and wan Be ay
bmming the ‘wdiog poet of che dap a gvide- The SW! dhl, the other
had, ae wrcten by a pounger man so had pet to ake hs mark, wd hu wished
sm ingeatiaie hassel aich farce emipetoe Go-Toka. This meant reving eon
frasldil experimentation to a "mate taadional, balanced nea-ervacim 29)
Fis prpone wan nou co instzuce but co impress, co demonetrae ty his ccs har he
cull cone with dhe best of Gaus. (The sequence in tae cones of erkr maven
relesicrabap with Dis aovecign is farther diacasenl by Profesor Hover 1m hic
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shocogy. the SéibiaioeS, ia which thie of hix poems ftom che Hats Toem
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4p. "a austerpinre of dpm, mpacer and dapat” (pe 20), 4 sign taut em
‘wich an “allsine vation” on a poe it che Meny@Aé explain. in she form
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swelenme chi book at aotber special Fragment inthe inuiace rant f Fojraca
‘Teil which Brower i painsukingly conerscang far us, the view wll Sod fe
lef as 9 compact guide ca she wore and problas OI the comtly tadiion in
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spiritual cammiarion inthe popula enn, at his pos pilgtimages wee see
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