Dōin (道因, 1090 — c. 1179; given name Fujiwara no Atsuyori 藤原 敦頼) was a Japanese waka poet of the late-Heian period. One of his poems was included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, and forty-one of his poems were included in imperial collections.
Biography
He was born in 1090. His given name was Fujiwara no Atsuyori.
He served as Lieutenant of the Stables of the Left. He entered religion in 1172.
He died in around 1179.
Poetry
Forty-one of his poems were included in imperial anthologies from the Senzai Wakashū on.
The following poem by him was included as No. 82 in Fujiwara no Teika's Ogura Hyakunin Isshu:
Japanese text 思ひわび |
Romanized Japanese Omoi-wabi |
English translation Despite this suffering |
His private collections have not survived.
References
- ^ McMillan 2010 : 146 (note 82).
- ^ Daijirin entry "Fujiwara no Atsuyori". Sanseidō.
- Suzuki et al. 2009 : 103.
- McMillan 2010 : 171.
- McMillan 2010 : 84.
Bibliography
- Keene, Donald (1999). A History of Japanese Literature, Vol. 1: Seeds in the Heart — Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7.
- McMillan, Peter. 2010 (1st ed. 2008). One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Suzuki Hideo, Yamaguchi Shin'ichi, Yoda Yasushi. 2009 (1st ed. 1997). Genshoku: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. Tokyo: Bun'eidō.
External links
- List of Dōin's poems in the International Research Center for Japanese Studies's online waka database.
- Dōin (also listed as Fujiwara no Atsuyori) on Kotobank.