Minamoto no Hitoshi
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Minamoto no Hitoshi, from the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Minamoto no Hitoshi (源等, 880-951) was a Japanese waka poet of the mid-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu.
Biography[]
Hitoshi was born in 880, a son of (源希) and great-grandson of Emperor Saga.[1][2]
After serving as governor of several provinces, in 947 he was appointed Sangi Counselor with Fourth Court Rank (正四位下参議, shō shii no ge sangi).[1][2]
Poetry[]
Four of his poems were included in Gosen Wakashū on.[1][2]
The following poem by him was included as No. 39 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
Japanese text[3] | Romanized Japanese[4] | English translation[5] |
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c McMillan 2010 : 138-139 (note 39).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Daijirin entry "Minamoto no Hitoshi". Sanseidō.
- ^ Suzuki et al. 2009 : 53.
- ^ McMillan 2010 : 163.
- ^ McMillan 2010 : 41.
Bibliography[]
- Keene, Donald (1999). A History of Japanese Literature, Vol. 1: Seeds in the Heart — Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7.
- McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links[]
- Minamoto no Hitoshi on Kotobank.
Categories:
- 10th century in Japan
- 10th-century Japanese poets
- People of Heian-period Japan
- Minamoto clan
- Japanese nobility
- Articles containing Japanese poems
- Hyakunin Isshu poets