| Abstrakt: |
This paper describes Japanese Zen monk Sesson Yūbai’s (1290–1347) long poem Minzanka written in Chinese, especially focusing on the way its formal properties influence the way in which natural phenomena are described in it. Afterwards, these stylistic features are contrasted with Japanese language poetry of the period, including waka, renga, and wakan renku forms, and also with Tsurezuregusa, a prosaic Medieval Japanese text. The full working translation of Minzanka is included in the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
