Poetry of the Heian Period

The role of poetry in the prose of the Heian period story was shaped by the history under the influence of China. It brings importance in Japanese society as an important part of prose in stories such as stories and diaries, as well as independent works. This poem largely reflects social activities, especially their use in the lives of aristocrats. Along with the development of society, the grammar of the Japanese story has also developed. In other words, poetry is a record of Japanese society, which absorbs China's ideal of literature in the process of creating its own story prose format.

In the history of Japanese poetry and early literature, the Heian era (794-1185) was one of the most important times of Japanese unique poetry and the beginning of early Japanese literature. Prior to this movement, most of the poetry written in Japan was not written in Japanese (because there is no complete Japanese writing system), but it is written in classical Chinese characters or kanji (kanji) I will. - Although earning a lot of money may cause someone to be paralyzed, unfortunately this type of bet is not discussed in Shirley Jackson 's Lottery. Jackson used words such as "flowering, clarity" to describe a typical day that attracted the attention of readers. Clear sky "attracts readers to believe in a calm and hopeful environment that eventually turns black

During the Heian period, Japanese people were fascinated by Chinese culture. While pursuing art, the palace emulates Chinese fashion and customs. Nobility needs to be familiar with literature, poetry, paintings, dancing, calligraphy, and so on. The nobility uses Chinese as well as medieval European aristocrats and pastors use Latin. In peace in Japan, women are not allowed to speak Chinese. In the meantime, women are expected to separate from men. They divide the room through the cloth hood to speak. Genji shows each other's gender difference by letting people fall in love with each other according to handwriting.

In the Heian period, women of high social status were restricted indoors and were not within the sight of the fellow countrymen of the courts. Because of this social convention, the relationship basically takes the form of exchanging verses. So both men and women in the courts should have excellent skills of poetry. Since this is a normal state, poetry in stories often takes the form of poetry exchange between men and women. Also during this time, its loyalty is worth mentioning that it was not serious then. In noble married life, despite the fact that husband and wife live close to each other, they rarely live together. Men in court also allow marriage with multiple women. This often causes adultery frequently, especially when the husband disregards visiting his wife for a long time. Oddly, is that so?