Ye Wan Collection is the earliest extant collection of poems in Japan and enjoys the reputation of "The Book of Songs in Japan". * * * 20 volumes of poetry, including more than 4,500 poems. According to the content, it can be divided into miscellaneous songs, Wen Xiang, elegy and so on. Miscellaneous songs cover a wide range, such as four monsoon objects, lucky trips, hunting trips and so on. Most of them are poems that lovers, relatives and friends ask each other emotionally; Elegy mainly refers to the poems mourning the dead at the funeral, as well as the last works and works remembered by future generations.
In addition, the poetry anthology also widely collects oral folk songs "Dong Ge" and "Song of Preventing People". The former is a folk song circulating in eastern Japan, and the latter is a poem of soldiers guarding the border. Both of them showed pure feelings and simple style. In terms of form, poetry collections are mainly divided into three types: Long song, short songs and revolving songs. Among them, there are 265 Long song poems, 4,207 short songs, 62 first songs, 1 liange poems, 1 Buddha's foot poems, 4 Chinese poems and 22 Chinese poems.
Introduction of Ye Wan Collection Features
1, rich in content.
Ye Ji is rich in content, including poems about nature, seasons and love, as well as poems about history, religion and philosophy. These poems reflect the social outlook and people's living conditions at that time, and show the charm of ancient Japanese culture.
2. The form is short and pithy, and the artistic conception is beautiful.
Ye Wan Collection is characterized by its short and pithy form, beautiful artistic conception, concise language and strong national characteristics. Most of these poems use five or seven words, with smooth rhythm and rich musical sense. At the same time, Wan's poems show the unique aesthetic view of the Japanese, paying attention to the expression of emotion and the creation of artistic conception.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ye Wan Collection