Moritake Senku - Moritake Senku

A collection of haikai linked verse by Moritake. Published in 1652 (Keian 5). In the New Year of 1536 (Tenbun 5), he made a vow to compose 1,000 haiku by himself, but as it was the first attempt in history, he was left unsuccessful. He tried again four years later, and finally completed it as a haiku for the Daijingu Horaku. The first hokku in the book is "Tobiume ya karogaroshiku mo kami no haru" (flying plums, light and clear, but the spring of the gods). It includes an additional 50 rhymes and a postscript. The style is worded, with the use of preface verses being prominent. By introducing verses that are unconsciously attached (meaningless verses), he creates a world of absurd laughter. The postscript is also valuable as a theory on haiku.

[Sadahiko Kato]

Nakamura Toshitsugu and Morikawa Akira's annotated Classical Haiku Literature Series 1, Teimon Haikaishu 1 (1970, Shueisha) ▽ Otani Atsuzo's commentary on Moritake's 1,000 poems draft and Moritake's solo recitation of 1,000 poems (included in Tenri Library Rare Books Series 22, Old Haikaishu, 1974, Yagi Shoten) ▽ Iida Shoichi (ed.), Annotated Moritake's 1,000 poems (1977, Furukawa Shobo)

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守武の俳諧(はいかい)連句集。1652年（慶安5）刊。1536年（天文5）正月に独吟の俳諧千句を立願したが、史上初の試みなので挫折(ざせつ)したままになっていた。4年後ふたたび挑戦、大神宮法楽(ほうらく)の俳諧としてついに完成させたもの。巻頭第一の発句は「とび梅やかろがろしくも神の春」。追加五十韻と自跋(じばつ)を付す。作風は詞付(ことばづけ)、それも前句付(まえくづけ)風の付け方が目だつ。無心所着体(むしんしょじゃくたい)（意味不明の句作り）の句を導入することにより荒唐無稽(こうとうむけい)な笑いの世界をつくりだしている。跋も俳論として貴重。

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『中村俊定・森川昭校注『古典俳文学大系1　貞門俳諧集　一』（1970・集英社）』▽『大谷篤蔵解題『守武千句草案』『守武独吟千句』（『天理図書館善本叢書22　古俳諧集』所収・1974・八木書店）』▽『飯田正一編『守武千句注』（1977・古川書房）』

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