better known september japanese poet critic novelist scholar late early periods influence enormous counted greatest japanese poets greatest master form ancient poetic form consisting lines total syllables critical ideas composing poetry extremely influential studied late era member poetic clan born noted poet coming attention began long distinguished career spanning multiple areas aesthetic endeavor relationship led commissions later resulted retired emperor court descendants ideas dominate classical japanese poetry centuries biography birth born minor distant branch aristocratic clan lost political pre imperial court branch clan sought prestige power court family specializing artistic endeavors principally poetry unusual branches extended clans position compete directly politics head branch clan clans junior status compete restricted aesthetic pursuits known cadet branch sixth son aligned senior branch original opposed family grandfather poet father known greatly respected poet judge poetry competitions compiled seventh imperial anthology sister respected poet known daughter occasionally seek poetic advice elder brother somewhat successful court nearly sister foster brother priest successful poet career cut short adopted younger brother retired world career goals senior male branch inherit cement father position poetry advance reputation improving political fortunes clan court life marked repeated illness wildly shifting fortunes partially father long lasting influence court live advanced age young inclined retired emperor patronage prove lead greatest successes patronage retired emperor announced second year second year era conducting poetry contest retired emperors frequently influential retirement office emperor actual emperor free highly restricting ceremonial requirements politics court amateur skilled playing considered authority traditional learning precedent excellent playing fond equestrian pursuits horseback shooting running dogs regarded pursuits taking dropping support poetry especially immediately announced hold poetry contests requiring number poets compose particular thematic progression known genre poem sequences contest emperor considered crucial political clan poet impressed powerful youthful clan benefit considerably diary records looked forward chance improve reached middle age recognized talented poet career palace guards left years promoted nearly lesser commander little prospect advancement wider political problems influence patrons emperors declined drastically imperial circles leverage adopted daughter daughter decided marry daughter emperor contrary usual policy favoring lack confidence allowed push firing making retired emperor father law bore heir shame led wife retire court daughter leader influence court diminished considerably extent regent prime minister driven court influence prospects expressed disappointment poetry example written passed promotion spring list eventually promoted good encouraging friend died year cold comfort fact initially invited rival clan leader bitter enemies months calling fake poet publicly refusing participate poetry competition revenge furious writing heard thing choosing senior poets writes pretext exclude bribe left family regrets possible hope write confidence come eventually replied room hope gather probably emperor decided rules poem competition entirely feels like away disgust appeals failed stepped letter known appeal japanese writing japanese opposed official chinese considered mark sincerity addressed arguing exclusion precedent motivated base jealousy opponent late people poets poems compose unpleasant hear lacking writes denounced enemy calling urged relented appeal man greatly respected second time behalf time lost temper struck superior lesser general lamp allowed young poets according adopted son pupil enter contest turn events early morning came message lord evening emperor ordered inclusion participants poem sequences added list occasion fills joy hinder convinced trouble evil men turned way hopes prayers life worked weeks complete sequence finally turned day late eager read poems immediately personal secretary kept diary concerned poetic activities records poem sequence specifically poem number directly responsible granted special permission necessary admitted court distinct reigning emperor court special crucial future patronage scarcely surprising poem sequences submitted uniformly high quality poems originating sequences commissioned included source enormous poetry contest rounds poem fine example personal grievances genre pointed allusion poem preserved reply imperial anthology sent retired emperor years previously forgive striking superior allusion conveys hope poem obtained son restoration rank office poem win admission court despite connection faction close productive relationship favored ways appointed facto head virtue dedication force personality addition established reputation poet eighth poetry new collection japanese poetry ancient modern ordered written success poem sequences furnished base collection order resurrected defunct institution seventh month contributing members added later participated poetry contests similar activities soon began taking place bureau live finish task replaced apparently detached personal secretary instead serve secretary compilation committee diaries survived good view inner workings imperial anthology created chosen eleventh month honor helping having remarkable poems including included later appointed ninth new imperial collection person imperial quarrel favorable patronage collaboration eventually relation emperor deepened things differences use association progression terms poetic sequences poem sequences like poems usually groups seasons common ones love poems generally formed integrated sequence dealt subject matter proceeding stage stage instance sequence love proceed loneliness falling love mature relationship sorrow ends refer elements previous poems technique later central sequences techniques consistently use erratic compilation differences apparently wide ranging net throw poems situation like present included poems great people heard names remained total obscurity generations persons recently begun attract attention poems apiece included situation particular distinction odd poems chosen score recent decisions appear choosing men poems questionable procedure displeasure manifested petty ways refusing attend banquet years completed celebrating official completion precedent banquet apparently convinced precedent banquet celebrating completion cutting process continually officially complete date banquet facto incomplete japanese preface existed rough drafts continue selection poems time releasing final edition approximately years later ninth month continue death later revisions extant addition apparently personality conflicts lead write praising poetry way behaved knew poetry extraordinary especially defending opinion act like man insisted horse utterly oblivious exceed reason refusing listen people horse refers ancient chinese bce revolted incident brought imperial court claimed actually horse saw officials agreed emperor pointed horse actually believes grew important resented use later years took issue merely personality poetry complaining liberal style things contrast paid attention whatsoever topic reason recent times come like outrageous hard compound topic poem centers topic result interest modern style sheer absolutely essential practice composing poems compound topics correct way event events incidents decided organize creation landscape screens temple built apparently order enlist divine aid overthrow feudal government screens famous landscape depicted composed leading poet compose best poems landscape selected course asked contribute famous picturesque woodland attached modern day famous battlefield clans scenic beauty rejected bad poem poor model puts annoyed minimal notice contest lack time composing poems turn days informed contest began complaining attacking poetic judgement regard poems selected screens came incident damage second incident took place second month described preface poems concerned recorded personal anthology year period covering events court participation war diary silent asked participate poem competition 13th second month declined citing reason anniversary mother death years previous officials sent letters strongly urging come eventually gave arriving poems reads having summoned palace poetry gathering thirteenth day second month second year ritual anniversary mother death thought unexpectedly evening appointed day come letter emperor saying hold account come case continued refuse emperor sent letters insisting presence hastily wrote following poems took critical fairly second pointed attacking forcing attend contest mother promoting final line variation phrase dealing double saw attack sort culmination series latest petty resentment seen pretext attempting poetry competition accordingly banished court year feud distressed poetry possibly factor politics good fortune selected poetry teacher new young rival superior authority emperors imperial court probably unhappy addressed essay collection superior poems time treatise poetry monthly notes enemy fortunately exiled rest life led failed rebellion war long hated political fortunes improved period exile appointed ninth imperial anthology new imperial collection completed great honor poorly received conservatives according daughter declared compiled refused hands letter sent son criticized apparently deliberately excluding excellent poems produced retired emperors exiled aftermath war absence variously attributed simply desire potentially advanced age court rank gon acting middle counselor improved fortunes entirely disasters country period greatly illnesses today servants dig garden north plant wheat grow little sustain hunger bad year don fun poor old man 13th day 10th month people collapse dead bodies fill streets day numbers increase gradually reached house day night alike people carrying dead arms numerous count 2nd day 7th month later portions life experimented style teaching writing addition critical works manuscripts studied copied experimented young immature form amusement died buried buddhist temple named rival descendants children women legitimate sons remembered reluctant heir youth court football encouragement poetry carry poetic legacy descendants split branches conservative elder branch founded elder son middle branch founded extinct death merged prompting nun younger liberal branch founded younger son circa poet great especially remembered diary diary moon legal battles stop estate near capital left testament importance poetic history centuries large story battles rival branches rivalry chiefly responsible great number attributed lost court case concerning possession estate ordered hand valuable manuscripts documents inherited complied genuine documents existence learned included little choice accept retaliation manufactured number better claims period great grandson suffered decline consequent rise fortunes son buddhist monk soon suffered setbacks promising son died comparatively young killed disaster son killed effectively organized force grandson achieved temporary victory time ironically liberal associated era ultra conservatives poetic achievements art poetry speak ill denied protection gods condemned hell selected works anthology poems poets later thought book theory types ideal techniques laid disputes specific style conservative liberal divided descendants number feuding schools clans like manuscript copies japanese classics including landmarks japanese literature tale tales anthology days ancient japanese lost difficult understand rendering confused uncertain researched old documents recovered earlier system deciding interpretations developed systematic modern period applied system manuscripts known accuracy general high quality called text method able document accurate pronunciation earlier like ones manuscripts appreciated eponymous distinct bold style font released based style remembered like father says employed traditional language startling new ways showing ideal old new treatment inherited accommodate innovation experimentation ensure preservation language styles classical past old phrases words older instance man considered old wrote best poems spontaneous original traditional notion erroneous verses superior poem write fine powers invention freed reciting endless possibilities oneself suddenly spontaneously lines composing emerge poem treatment topic different common run verse superior rest poetic feeling words effect original smooth gentle interesting atmosphere subtle clear richly evocative emotion tense nervous sensible imagery poem composed conscious effort man persist practice produce spontaneously following example old classic imagery pine cherry trees fresh ways poems described remarkable ideals early later years respectively considerably modified personal beliefs death simplified style composition styles orthodox styles defined defended poetic criticism demon force style style loneliness closely related aware style mystery depth style concerned ethereal beauty deep feeling conviction feeling shift style intended achieve certain sort integrity referred aim deep feeling styles style popular time small described marginally successful years later admire emulate degree use language evoke atmosphere brief poems style excellent example later chosen imperial anthology poem partial personal anthology includes poems selected poems offended retired emperor caused rift preserved record clear moon called diary clear moon possibly chronicle bright moon second translation suggests diary kept classical chinese ages approximately death entries written old man bulk diary covers years suggest extremely valuable resource understanding court place imperial court despite available extant versions consist family possesses family library copies scholars estimate original consisted interesting passages quoted previously career life famous passage ninth month indifference political military advancement remarked reports disturbances expeditions fill ears pay attention red banners expeditions concern red banners probably refers imperial standard line possibly reference poem tells effectively exiled passes time playing single poems poets collection foundation modern japanese new year game poem anthology arranged request copied strips paper walls villa poems common suggesting variant version poem sequence era visit emperor portion wrote trip took like diary written classical chinese way devoted trip thirty enjoyed trip diary records concern health matters proper clothes wear poetic composition normal advice criticism poetry rules poems base old poems half lines borrowed originals similarly borrowed elements moved new poem new poem different theme recommends certain classic works aspiring poets study poems thirty portions portions translated english superior poems time collection poems felt excellent models preface dealing critical philosophy sent poems emulate great ancient japanese poets teaching example sequence constructed death depressed evidenced writing forgotten color followers words springs inspiration run dry monthly notes poems sent student bore preface major source information view aesthetics poetry states sent ton holds sent great inner minister english translation translated french italian hungarian tale palace experimental novel believed written manuscript claims merely copying anthology poems imperial basic canon superior poems anthology poems chiefly derived long believed modern scholars contend genuine work
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