ASIA 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ohatsu, Kabuki, The Love Suicides At Sonezaki
Document Summary
Recall hayashi razan"s 1603 public lecture on the analects of confucius. New access to the formerly secret traditions in the arts like poetry composition including linked verse, traditional musical instruments including koto, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, kemari football, go, archery, incenses, ancient. Tea ceremony: this knowledge would have been an elite knowledge, in. Rise of private academies like it jinsai"s kogid . Ihara saikaku 1642-1693: wrote about the floating world (ukiyo ) uncertain world magical realm:make/lose a fortune overnight,buy any pleasure you want, Initial reputation as a marathon composer of haikai linked verse (31:575,77) (he composed one every 3 seconds) Breakthrough comes in 1682 with publication of novel life of an amorous man. Story of yonosuke"s sexual adventures becomes an instant bestseller and moneymaker for saikaku. Confirms saikaku as a writer of fiction sex sells, famous people sell, historical romances sell sold out 200,000 with first print. Excerpt from five women who loved love 1685.
