Emptiness and Temporality

Description:

This is an account of classical Japanese poetics based on the two concepts of emptiness (ku) and temporality (mujo) that ground the medieval practice and understanding of poetry.

subjects: Japanese poetry, history and criticism,  Poetics,  Religion and literature,  Renga,  History and criticism,  Buddhism and literature,  Japanese poetry,  1185-1600,  1185-1945