Haikai Mougyū

Japanese: 俳諧蒙求 - はいかいもうぎゅう

A treatise on haiku by Ichichu. Published in 1675 (Enpo 3). Two volumes. Borrowing the name of "Mongyu," a textbook for children written by Li Li of the Tang dynasty, this book aims to open the eyes of haiku poets around the world by providing logical support through the theory of allegory to the free and innocent Danrin haiku of the Soin school, which inherited the Moritake school (the style of Moritake's Thousand Verses) in contrast to the conservative Teimon haiku. The first volume contains a definition of haiku, a view of Shikimoku, and a criticism of Teitoku's "Shinzo Inu Tsukuba Shu," and the second volume shows examples based on these findings by presenting excellent works from the Danrin school and one hundred verses by Sointen himself.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

俳諧論書。惟中（いちゆう）著。1675年(延宝3)刊。上下2巻。唐の李澣（りかん）が著した童蒙(子ども)の教科書《蒙求》の名を借り，保守的な貞門俳諧に対し，守武（もりたけ）流(《守武千句》の俳風)を継承する，無心で自由な宗因流の談林俳諧に寓言（ぐうげん）説による論理的裏付けを与え，世の俳人たちの蒙をひらかんとした書。上巻に俳諧の定義，式目観，貞徳著《新増犬筑波（いぬつくば）集》の批判を記し，下巻にそれらを踏まえて談林の秀作と，宗因点の自作の百韻を掲げて，範を示す。

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