Ten Essays on Haikai

Japanese: 俳諧十論 - はいかいじゅうろん

A treatise on haiku by Shiko. Published in 1719 (Kyoho 4). It is probably a fiction to say in the preface that it was completed in 1691 (Genroku 4). The contents of the work are about ten points: the tradition of haiku, the way of haiku, the virtues of haiku, the theory of truth and fiction, the theory of appearance and emotion, the place of haiku, the place of training, the theory of words and deeds, the theory of change, and the theory of formality. Based on Basho's discourse and other sources, Shiko adds his own interpretations to construct a unique theory of haiku. It is the most systematized of Shiko's works on haiku. Shiko also published Juron Weibensho and wrote Fumiyo Jiya, a refutation of the Yue people, but his influence on later generations was great, and he wrote difficult books such as Haikai Hi Juron and commentaries such as Haikai Juron Shugi and Haikai Juron Hatsumon.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

俳諧論書。支考著。1719年(享保4)刊。自序などに1691年(元禄4)に成立していたように書かれているのは虚構であろう。内容は，俳諧の伝，俳諧の道，俳諧の徳，虚実の論，姿情の論，俳諧地，修行地，言行論，変化の論，法式の論の10項目について説いたものであり，芭蕉の言説などをもとに自己の解釈を加えて独自の俳論を組み立てている。支考の俳論書の中でも最も体系化されている。支考はさらに，《十論為弁抄》を刊行，越人の論駁書《不猫蛇（ふみようじや）》が書かれたりしたが，後世への影響は大きく，《俳諧非十論》などの難書や《俳諧十論衆議》《俳諧十論発蒙》などの注釈書が書かれた。

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