Hojoki: A Buddhist Reflection on Solitude－Imperfection and Transcendence - Bilingual English and Japanese Texts with Free Online Audio Recordings [単行本]

Hojoki: A Buddhist Reflection on Solitude－Imperfection and Transcendence - Bilingual English and Japanese Texts with Free Online Audio Recordings の 商品概要

• 内容紹介

  Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence.
  
  Hojoki is an introspective poem written in the 13th century by the enigmatic Japanese hermit Kamo no Chomei, who as a young man served in the capital as official court poet but later in life withdrew from society.
  
  Composed in a time of devastating fires, floods, earthquakes, droughts and famines, Chomei's masterpiece reflects on the impermanence of things, expressing life's mysterious beauty and the profound wisdom to be found in nature.
  
  Chomei paints a vivid picture of the chaos and suffering of the human condition. Amidst this turmoil, he discovers an oasis of calm in a simple mountain hut, where he contemplates the virtues of nature and the wabi sabi beauty of imperfection in all things.
  
  方丈記（英文版）
  鎌倉時代前期の1212年に鴨長明によって書かれた名随筆『方丈記』の英訳版。前近代の日本都市史が専門の史学博士、マシュー・スタブロスによる新訳でお届けいたします。繰り返される政変と大火、洪水、地震、干ばつ、飢饉が頻発した不安定な時代に書かれた長明の傑作は、仏教的な無常観を映し出し、人の世の儚さを綴ります。五つの災厄と長明自身の苦悩、そして出家後、方丈庵での隠遁生活までを辿る方丈記は、混沌とした世の中で、不完全であることの美しさと、シンプルな生活の静けさを解き明かします。また本書には方丈記が書かれた時代背景や随筆にみられる文脈的な詳細や文学的引用、そして他著作の影響などを明らかにする学術的な注釈や地図も含まれています。さらに、日本文学研究家レジナルド・ジャクソンの静謐な写真とアートワーク付きで、方丈記の内省的な世界観を深く味わうことができます。

• 著者について

  Kamo no Chomei (カモノ チョウメイ)
  Kamo no Chomei was a Japanese poet, musician and essayist who died in 1216. While in his fifties, he became a recluse, moving to Mount Hiei outside Kyoto then to Hino, where he built a tiny hut and spent the rest of his life writing and contemplating.

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