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- Title
Poetic Sequence as Personal Salvation: SaigyŎ's Poems "Upon Seeing Pictures of Hell".
- Authors
Sorensen, Joseph T.
- Abstract
The article focuses on personal salvation depicted in the series of poems "Upon Seeing Pictures of Hell," by Saigyō. It mentions that the sequence was transformed into a personal journey and a powerful narrative of salvation through the lyric expressions of Saigyō. It explores the relationship between poetry, painting and Hell in the Japanese tradition in the analysis of the poems.
- Subjects
UPON Seeing Pictures of Hell (Poem); SAIGYO, 1118-1190; SALVATION in literature; HELL in literature; POETIC sequence; JAPANESE poetry; PAINTING
- Publication
Japanese Language & Literature, 2012, Vol 46, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1536-7827
- Publication type
Article