The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey
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Michael F. Marra
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- File Size: 2.3 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 313
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The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey
The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga is a digital PDF edition translated and edited by Michael F. Marra. It examines the poetics of Japanese thinker Motoori Norinaga and is available for instant download.
The volume presents English translations with romanized Japanese. It preserves Norinaga’s reflections on poetry, emotion, place, language, and the poetic word.
This digital book contains 313 pages and is intended for readers exploring Japanese poetry, literary thought, and hermeneutical approaches to earlier texts.
Book Overview
The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey is a study of the poetics of Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801), one of Japan’s renowned thinkers. Michael F. Marra provides the translation and editing.
The book presents Norinaga’s idea of mono no aware as an account of emotion and its relationship to poetic creation. It also considers the power of the poetic word to recover the spontaneity and immediacy of the voice of the gods, or kami.
Its translated materials include the Sedge Hat Diary, selections from Songs on “Aware” (Pathos), and essays on Japanese places, deities, poems, paintings, songs, Yamato, mono no aware, and love poetry.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- A translator’s introduction on Motoori Norinaga’s poetics.
- The Sedge Hat Diary (Sugagasa no Nikki).
- Selections from Songs on “Aware” (Pathos).
- Essays on the Province of Ise, the Tomb of Emperor Jinmu, shrines, rivers, mountains, and other locations.
- Discussions of poetry, songs, mono no aware, love poems, paintings, flowers, and fragrance.
- Notes, a glossary, bibliography, index of first lines, and index.
Why This Book Matters
This volume makes Norinaga’s poetics available through English translation with romanized Japanese. It documents his account of emotion, poetic composition, space, and the relationship between poetry and older Japanese cultural materials.
Its scope connects translated diary and poetry materials with essays on literary interpretation, places, religious figures, natural imagery, songs, and visual art. The result is a focused source for readers studying Japanese poetics and Norinaga’s aesthetic thought.
Book Details
| Title | The Poetics of Motoori Norinaga: A Hermeneutical Journey |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael F. Marra |
| Translated and Edited By | Michael F. Marra |
| Original Author | Motoori Norinaga, 1730–1801 |
| Publisher | University of Hawai‘i Press |
| Imprint Location | Honolulu |
| Publication Date | 2007 |
| Language | English and romanized Japanese |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 2.3 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 2429239 |
| Pages | 313 |
| ISBN-13 (PDF metadata) | 9780824830786 |
| ISBN-13 (Cataloging-in-Publication data) | 978-0-8248-3078-6 |
| Subject (PDF metadata) | University of Hawaii Press |
| Includes | English translation of Sugagasa no nikki |
| Bibliographical Features | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Pages Analyzed Locally | 10 |
| Native Text Pages | 7 |
| Locally OCR-Read Pages | 1 |
| Unreadable Pages | 2 |
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Download this digital edition to read Michael F. Marra’s translation and study of Motoori Norinaga’s poetics.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Copyright | © 2007 University of Hawai‘i Press |
|---|---|
| Library of Congress Classification | PL727.A2M68213 2007 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 895.6'134—dc22 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2006032801 |
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