Shinchosha Co., Ltd. Yukitada Terasawa’s “Saigyou: Songs, Travels, and Life” wins the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Humanities/Social Studies Category)!

[Shinchosha Co., Ltd.] Yukitada Terasawa’s “Saigyo: Songs, Travels, and Life” wins the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
(Humanities/Social Studies Category)! ​
Shinchosha Co., Ltd. Press release: November 5, 2024 Yukitada Terasawa’s “Saigyou: Songs, Travels, and Life” wins the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (Humanities/Social Studies Category)! Selection committee member Mitsuyoshi Numano also praised it highly. This year’s best-selling book selection has won the traditional award. “Saigyou: Songs, Travels and Life” published by Shincho Sensho on January 25, 2024 won the 78th Mainichi Shimbun Culture Award (announced in the Mainichi Shimbun on November 3). Mitsuyoshi Numano, who served as a member of the selection committee, said, “Yukitada Terasawa’s “Saigyo” is the best new gift for many readers.” “Saigyo’s work is well-balanced from a broader
perspective, and while appreciating it with many songs. He highly praised the book, saying, “It has painted a complete picture of the world.” The author is a professor emeritus at Keio University and a leading researcher on Saigyo’s poetry collection. He restored many of Saigyo’s poems to their original form, which had been passed down to the present day in a wrong form, and his work was featured in Iwanami Bunko’s “Saigyo Zenkashu.” Saigyo is not only a poet whose 94 poems are included in the “Shin Kokin Wakashu” (Shin Kokin Wakashu), the largest number of poems, but also unknown works of Saigyo in cultural history such as “Travel”, “Cherry Blossoms”, “Thoughts on Tao”, and “Coexistence of Buddhism and Shinto”. This is a book that introduces achievements in an easy-to-understand manner. Shinchosha plans to roll out a new award-winning obi and roll it out at major bookstores nationwide.
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■All of Saigyo’s charms told along with 184 famous poems. “Wishes die in spring under the flowers.” How can we live as freshly as Saigyo? The background of his ordination, the secret story of Hideka’s creation, the meaning of his wandering journey, his love for cherry blossoms, the idea of ​​“the path” that overcomes impermanence, his unexpected relationship with Teika, his influence on Basho…the unknown true face of the great genius. approaching. The definitive edition in which the leading researcher of Saigyo’s poetry collection, who has been dedicated to Saigyo for 60 years, talks about its charm. ・“Cleanliness theory”, “love theory”, “suki theory”…What is the reason for becoming a monk? ・Why did you like “Heike” and dislike “Genji”? ・Did a love affair with cherry blossoms give rise to “hanami culture”? ・What influence did it have on “Honji Suijaku Thought,” which connects Buddhism and Shinto? ・Is there a real conflict between “Lyric school/Saigyou vs. Composition school/Teika”? ・What is the secret behind the great influence he had on the haiku master Matsuo Basho?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47877/1740/47877-1740-71eae11117dad5f2a9e34e5cad039f2e-1260×866.jpg ■Comments from the author! I have been involved in the work of creating a schoolbook for the Saigyo Poetry Collection for many years, but before I knew it, about 30 years had passed between the time I started work on it and the time it was completed. For this reason, I spent an unexpectedly long time on basic research, but I was originally strongly attracted to Saigyo’s people and literature, and decided to pursue research on Saigyo. I came up with the idea of ​​writing a small book like this, hoping that it would be read by the general public who love it. I would be more than happy if people who were close to Saigyo could rest in peace. ■Author introduction Yukitada Terazawa Born in Tokyo in 1942, raised in Nara Prefecture. Completed master’s program at Keio University Graduate School. After serving as an assistant professor and professor at Keio University, he is currently a professor emeritus. Doctor of Literature. Majoring in Japanese literature and Japanese culture. “Schoolbook and Research on the Yamaga Shu”, “Schoolbook and Research on the Saigyo Shu” (both published by Kasama Shoin), “Japanese Culture in America” (Tankisha), “Japanese Culture in Germany” (Akashi Shoten), etc. .
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/47877/1740/47877-1740-81d8ea2ce009be9ac9aa436efc662256-716×960.jpg Mr. Yukitada Terasawa ■Book data Saigyo Song, Travel and Life [Author name] Yukitada Terasawa [Release date] Thursday, January 25, 2024 [Bookbinding] Shincho Sensho (46 format modified soft cover) [List price] 1,760 yen (tax included) [ISBN]978-4-10-603905-8 [URL] https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/603905/