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{{Short description|Literary subgenre of the monogatari}}
⚫ {{nihongo|'''''Uta monogatari'''''|歌物語||literally "poem-tale"}} is a literary sub-genre of the '']''. It is characterized by an emphasis of '']'' poetry, with prose sections interspersed. While most other ''monogatari'' of the ] and later contain ''waka'', the　''uta monogatari'' feature poetry as the core of successive narrative episodes, with the prose sections sometimes limited to a brief note about the composition of the poetry.<ref>Keene, Donald. ''A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 1''. NY: Columbia University Press, 1999. p451. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7</ref>
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⚫ {{nihongo|'''''Uta monogatari'''''|歌物語||literally "poem-tale"}} is a literary subgenre of the '']''. It is characterized by an emphasis on '']'' poetry, with prose sections interspersed. While most other ''monogatari'' of the ] and later contain ''waka'', the ''uta monogatari'' feature poetry as the core of successive narrative episodes, with the prose sections sometimes limited to a brief note about the composition of the poetry.<ref name=Keene-451>Keene, Donald. ''A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 1''. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. p. 451. {{ISBN|978-0-231-11441-7}}.</ref>


==History== ==History==
One of the most influential and early examples of ''uta monogatari'' is the '']''. An anonymous work sometimes attributed to ], it is a series of 125 largely unconnected prose narratives about "a man", many of said narratives beginning with the short sentence ''Mukashi otoko arikeri'' (Long ago, there was a man). These narratives are largely centered around poetry composed by the "man", usually identified as a fictionalized version of Narihira.<ref>Keene, Donald. ''A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 1''. NY: Columbia University Press, 1999. p452-457. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7</ref> One of the most influential and early examples of ''uta monogatari'' is the '']''. An anonymous work sometimes attributed to ], it is a series of 125 largely unconnected prose narratives about "a man", many of said narratives beginning with the short sentence ''Mukashi otoko arikeri'' ("Long ago, there was a man"). These narratives are largely centered on poetry composed by the "man", usually identified as a fictionalized version of Narihira.<ref>Keene, Donald. ''A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 1''. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. pp. 452–457. {{ISBN|978-0-231-11441-7}}.</ref>


The name ''uta monogatari'' was first applied to the sub-genre during the ].<ref>Keene, Donald. ''A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 1''. NY: Columbia University Press, 1999. p451. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7</ref> The name ''uta monogatari'' was first applied to the subgenre during the ].<ref name=Keene-451/>


==Notable examples==
==Influence outside Japan==
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Some English-language works influenced by ''uta monogatari'' have been produced in recent years. In the English-speaking world, such works are occasionally called "tanka prose" Sanford Goldstein’s “Tanka Walk,” (1983),<ref>Sanford Goldstein, “Tanka Walk,” ''Northeast'' III:15 (1983), 26–32.</ref> is one example. Online journals where new examples of the genre appear with some regularity include ,, and . Tanka prose is included in the anthology series, (MET Press, 2009) and (MET Press, 2010).
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Literary subgenre of the monogatari For the album by Hiroko Yakushimaru, see Uta Monogatari (album).

Double-page from the manuscript of The Tales of Ise. Japan, late 16th century. Chester Beatty Library

Uta monogatari (歌物語, literally "poem-tale") is a literary subgenre of the monogatari. It is characterized by an emphasis on waka poetry, with prose sections interspersed. While most other monogatari of the Heian period and later contain waka, the uta monogatari feature poetry as the core of successive narrative episodes, with the prose sections sometimes limited to a brief note about the composition of the poetry.

History

One of the most influential and early examples of uta monogatari is the Tales of Ise. An anonymous work sometimes attributed to Ariwara no Narihira, it is a series of 125 largely unconnected prose narratives about "a man", many of said narratives beginning with the short sentence Mukashi otoko arikeri ("Long ago, there was a man"). These narratives are largely centered on poetry composed by the "man", usually identified as a fictionalized version of Narihira.

The name uta monogatari was first applied to the subgenre during the Meiji period.

Notable examples

Notes

  1. ^ Keene, Donald. A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 1. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7.
  2. Keene, Donald. A History of Japanese Literature: Volume 1. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. pp. 452–457. ISBN 978-0-231-11441-7.
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