Collection of the works of Sotan

Japanese: 曾丹集 - そたんしゅう

A private collection of poems by Sone Yoshitada, a poet of the mid-Heian period. One volume. Date of creation unknown. It has a unique content and structure, and consists of "Monthly Collection," "One Hundred Poems," and "Tsunane Poems." "Monthly Collection" is a diary of 360 poems, divided into seasons, months, and seasons, with one poem per day, and "One Hundred Poems" is a series of poems that is said to have been created by Yoshitada, and consists of poems on the seasons, love, shoe crowns, and names of things. "Tsunane Poems" is a shiritori poem that complains about one's misfortune. The subject matter and expression are free and fresh, and it is particularly noteworthy among private collections.

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Japanese:

平安時代中期の歌人曾禰好忠 (そねのよしただ) の私家集。1冊。成立年未詳。独自の内容と構成をもち，「毎月集」「百首歌」「つらね歌」などから成る。「毎月集」は 360首の歌を四季，月，旬に分けて1日1首の歌日記の形をとり，「百首歌」は好忠が創始したといわれる連作形式で，四季，恋，沓冠，物名の歌から成る。「つらね歌」は尻取歌で，身の不遇を訴える。素材，表現は自在，清新で，私家集のなかで特に注目される。

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