"Okame Hachimoku" - "Eight Eyes from the Hill"

...After writing "Koueki Shinwa" in 1775 (An'ei 4), he became active as a writer of humorous stories, and by the end of the An'ei period (1780), he had become a central figure in the literary world due to his wide-ranging literary activities, leaving behind "Hentu Karuizawa" and several other excellent works. In 1781 (Tenmei 1), he attempted to criticize the emerging yellow-covered works in "Kikujusou" and the following year in "Okame Hachime," and he also wrote several works, such as "Koitsu wa Nitsubon," but he was not successful in this area. On the other hand, the competitive publication of "Manzai Kyokashu" edited by Akara and "Kyouka Wakabashu" edited by Tachibana in 1783 stimulated the start of a frenzy of popularity for kyoka. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "《Okame Hachime》" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また1775年(安永4)に《甲駅新話》を書いてからは洒落本作者として活躍し，《変通軽井茶話（へんつうかるいざわ）》ほか数編の佳作をのこすという幅ひろい文学活動によって，安永末年(1780)には文芸界の中心的な存在になっていた。そして81年(天明1)《菊寿草》，翌年《岡目八目》で新興の黄表紙の作品批評を試み，さらに《此奴和日本（こいつはにつぽん）》など実作も数種を数えるが，この面では成功を収めなかった。一方狂歌は，83年赤良編《万載狂歌集》と橘洲編《狂歌若葉集》が競争的に出版されたのが刺激となって熱狂的な流行が始まった。…

※「《岡目八目》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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