For the first time all the tanka in Akiko Yosano's 1901 book, Midaregami - Tangled Hair, have been translated into English. Each of the tanka has the original kanji version, a romaji version and the English so readers in both languages can appreciate the depth of Yosano's poetry. One of the reasons [...]
När Akiko Yosano debuterade, 23 år gammal, år 1901 väckte hennes dikter enorm uppmärksamhet på grund av sin frispråkiga sensualism och de starka känslor poeten fick den traditionella femradiga tanka-formen att rymma. Idag betraktas Yosano inte bara som en av de viktigaste förnyarna av tanka[...]
This study traces for the first time the full range of Akiko''s involvement with The Tale of Genji. Through her work Genji became, in fact as well as in name, an exemplum of that most modern of literary genres, the novel'[...]