The diversity in the formation of Waka in the Kokinshu period

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K20023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0102:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: PU JIAOYAN 大阪大学, 大学院人文学研究科(人文学専攻、芸術学専攻、日本学専攻), 招へい研究員 (20967781)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 古今集時代 / 和歌 / 和漢

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research takes up the new poetry material of Waka, which composed in the Kokinshu period. And attempts to demonstrate the diversity in the formation of the new poetry materials by empirically examining the process of their formation.
1, I had taken up the new poetry material of the white moonlight, and examined the process of its formation. The results were presented at the Wakan Comparative Literature Association. 2, I had picked up the new poetry material of white chrysanthemum, and examined the process of its formation. The results were presented at the Japan Literary Research Association. 3, I also tackled the new poetry material of tempest, researched the etymology and usage of the word by tracing it back to ancient and Chinese literature, starting with Kariya ekisai in the Edo period, and presented the results three times at The minato.

Free Research Field

日本文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本古典の起点とされる古今集時代の和歌の生成基盤を考え直すことに大きいな意義を持つ