Meigetsuki

This is the diary of Fujiwara Teika, also known as "Shokoki." The diary that remains is a daily diary that covers a period of 56 years, from 1180 (Jisho 4) when Teika was 18 years old to 1235 (Katei 1) when Teika was 74 years old. Although there are some gaps in the diary, most of the original remains in the Shigure-tei Bunko of the Reizei family. According to a letter of transfer that remains in the Reizei family, the diary was written up to the Ninji era (1240-1243). Also, quotations from "Meigetsuki" are found up to the article in the fourth year of Katei. The Shigure-tei Bunko currently holds 54 volumes (with gaps in the diary) that cover the period from 1192 (Kenkyu 3) to 1233 (Tenpuku 1), and these volumes are also preserved in other libraries. In addition to being the largest source of information on Teika's life and personality, it also contains detailed information on the movements of the poetry world, the state of poetry, the actual circumstances of the compilation of the "Shin Kokinshu," and reveals the fact that he copied many classic works in his later years. It is also noteworthy for including articles on the political struggles and lives of the nobles in the early Kamakura period, and sometimes on the society of the common people.

[Tamotsu Ariyoshi]

"A Study of Fujiwara Teika's Meigetsuki" by Tsuji Hikosaburo (1977, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)

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藤原定家(ていか)の日記で「照光記」ともいう。現存は、1180年（治承4）の18歳から1235年（嘉禎1）74歳までの56年間の日次(ひなみ)日記。途中欠脱もあるが、原本の多くが冷泉(れいぜい)家時雨(しぐれ)亭文庫に現存する。冷泉家に残る譲状(ゆずりじょう)によると、仁治(にんじ)年間（1240～1243）まで記されたとある。また、『明月記』の引用は嘉禎(かてい)4年の記事まである。時雨亭文庫現蔵は、1192年（建久3）～1233年（天福1）までの54巻（途中欠脱年あり）で、そのほか諸文庫にも伝存する。定家の生活や個性を知る最大の資料であるほか、歌壇の動きや詠歌事情、『新古今集』撰修(せんしゅう)の実状が詳細に記され、晩年に多くの古典書写をしたその実態が知られる。また、鎌倉初期の公家(くげ)の政争や生活、ときには庶民社会の記事を含んでいて注目される。

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『辻彦三郎著『藤原定家明月記の研究』（1977・吉川弘文館）』

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