Kokon Wakashu (Chiku Ma Gakugei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] This is the complete translation of the first imperial collection of waka poems, Kokin Waka Shu. The world of the poems, which are vividly and intricately composed using such expressive techniques as prefixes, bedsides, colloquialisms, hanging words, figures of speech, and personification, is clarified through accurate translations into modern languages, commentaries, and supplementary notes. This masterpiece is highly acclaimed as a solid and original work based on the study of the poetry language, with concise explanations of ideas, expressive techniques, and key points for appreciation and reading comprehension. The entire text has been revised for publication in this collection, with a new "List of Scenes of the Four Seasons," a revised "Index of Poetic Words," and a new "Bibliography.

最初の勅撰和歌集『古今和歌集』の全歌訳注。序詞・枕詞・縁語・掛詞・見立て・擬人法などの表現技法によって鮮明かつ複雑に詠まれた歌々の世界を、正確な現代語訳と注解、補注などによって明らかにする。発想や表現技法、鑑賞・読解の要点を簡潔に解説し、歌語研究をふまえた堅実で独自な著作として高い評価を受けた名著。本文庫での刊行に当たって全篇を見直し、新たに「四季の景物一覧」を設け、「歌語索引」を補訂し、「参考文献」を書き下ろした。