"Kyoshi's Haiku Collection"

...The traditional school, on the other hand, is represented by Takahama Kyoshi, who defined haiku as "flower and bird poetry." According to the preface to "Kyoshi Kushu" (1928), "flower and bird poetry" refers to the satirizing of natural phenomena caused by the change of seasons, as well as the accompanying human phenomena, making haiku a classical seasonal poem. This view of haiku is supported by the theories of Yamamoto Kenkichi and others, who pointed out the three elements of haiku in his critique "Greetings and Humor" (1946): "humor," "greetings," and "improvisation."...

*Some of the terminology used in "Kyoshi Haiku Collection" is listed below.

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…一方の伝統派は，俳句を〈花鳥諷詠〉と規定した高浜虚子に代表される。《虚子句集》(1928)の序によると，その〈花鳥諷詠〉とは四季の変化によって起こる自然界の現象，ならびにそれに伴う人事界の現象を諷詠することであり，俳句は古典的な季節詩ということになる。こうした俳句観は，評論《挨拶と滑稽》(1946)で俳句に〈滑稽〉〈挨拶〉〈即興〉の3要素を指摘した山本健吉などの理論に支えられている。…

※「《虚子句集》」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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