Circle within Walls: A Comparative Study on Poets of Leprosariums

Many forms of literature are nurtured in circles or salon-like environments, where participants with mutual interests serve alternately as creators, readers, and critics. This was especially true with waka, a poetic form with 31 syllables, during the Heian period, which had an immense impact on the...

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Main Author: Robert Ono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2017-11-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
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Online Access:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-literature-and-librarianship/volume-6-issue-1/article-4/