A selection of ancient styles

Japanese: 古来風体抄 - こらいふうていしょう

A two-volume book on waka poetry from the early Kamakura period, written by Fujiwara no Shunzei. Also known as Koraifutaisho. First published in 1197, and republished in 1201. It is said to have been written at the request of Imperial Princess Shikishi. It selects examples from anthologies ranging from the Manyoshu to the Senzai Wakashu, and attempts to illustrate the author's criteria for a great poem, "something that sounds somehow voluptuous and pathetic," in the historical development of waka poetry. It places importance on the Kokin Wakashu, and discusses a view of waka poetry that advocates a "mysterious style" in relation to Tendai Shikan.
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A selection of ancient styles

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Japanese:

鎌倉初期の歌論書。２巻。藤原俊成著。〈こらいふうたいしょう〉とも。1197年初撰本，1201年再撰本が成る。式子内親王の求めにより執筆したとされる。《万葉集》から《千載和歌集》までの歌集から例歌を選び，著者の考える秀歌の基準〈何となく艶にもあはれにも聞ゆること〉を和歌の史的展開の中に例示しようとしたもの。《古今和歌集》を重視し，〈幽玄体〉を提唱する和歌観が天台止観と関係づけられて論じられている。
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