Seven Haikai Poems

In order to clarify the development of Shofu-style haiku, the haiku poet Sakuma Ryukyo (1695-1748) of the mid-Edo period selected and published 12 volumes in 7 parts from Basho-related anthologies: "Fuyu no hi" (one volume, 1684), "Spring no hi" (one volume, 1686), "Arano" (three volumes, 1689), "Hisago" (one volume, 1690), "Sarumino" (two volumes, 1691), "Sumidarawara" (two volumes, 1694), and "Zoku Sarumino" (two volumes, 1698). It appears that this work was already published at the end of the Kyoho era (1716-1736), but it was not until 1774 (An'ei 3) that this work became widely available, when Shishu compiled the two-volume "Haiku Nanbushu" (Seven Collections of Haiku) in small format. It is noteworthy that the circulation of this work led to a Basho revival movement in various regions, which led to the rise of the so-called Chukou Haiku. Regarding the selection of the seven volumes, there were objections, such as that works from the Teimon and Danrin periods should be added, that inappropriate works should be replaced with others, and that the three volumes of "Fuyu no Hi," "Saru Mino," and "Sumitadawara," which were clearly unconventional, were sufficient, and this led to active research on Basho. In the late early modern period, this work was published in various formats, such as half-sized paper, small-sized paper, medium-sized paper, and horizontal paper, and became widely popular among the general public.

[Kumo Hideo]

"Basho's Seven Works, Annotated by Nakamura Shunsada (Iwanami Bunko)"

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江戸中期の俳人佐久間柳居(りゅうきょ)（1695―1748）が蕉風(しょうふう)俳諧の発展過程を明らかにするため、芭蕉(ばしょう)関係の撰集(せんじゅう)より『冬の日』（一冊、1684）、『春の日』（一冊、1686）、『阿羅野(あらの)』（三冊、1689）、『ひさご』（一冊、1690）、『猿蓑(さるみの)』（二冊、1691）、『炭俵(すみだわら)』（二冊、1694）、『続猿蓑』（二冊、1698）の7部12冊を撰定し、刊行したもの。享保(きょうほう)（1716～1736）末年にはすでに刊行されていたらしいが、本書が広く流布するのは1774年（安永3）子周(ししゅう)編の小本(こほん)二冊本の『俳諧七部集』の刊行からである。本書の流布により各地に芭蕉復興運動がおこり、いわゆる中興俳諧の興隆をみるに至ったのは注目すべきである。なお7部の撰定に関し、貞門(ていもん)・談林(だんりん)時代の作品を加えるべきだとか、不適当なものを他と差し替えるべきだとか等の異論も出、また変風の明らかな『冬の日』『猿蓑』『炭俵』の3部で十分とする意見も出され、芭蕉の研究が活発化した。本書は近世後期には、半紙本、小本、中本、横本などさまざまな書型で刊行され、広く一般に流行した。

［雲英末雄］

『中村俊定校注『芭蕉七部集』（岩波文庫）』

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