Ihara Saikaku
was a Japanese poet and creator of the "floating world" genre of Japanese prose (''ukiyo-zōshi'').Born as Hirayama Tōgo (平山藤五), the son of a wealthy merchant in Osaka, he first studied haikai poetry under Matsunaga Teitoku and later studied under Nishiyama Sōin of the Danrin school of poetry, which emphasized comic linked verse. Scholars have described numerous extraordinary feats of solo haikai composition at one sitting; most famously, over the course of a single day and night in 1677, Saikaku is reported to have composed at least 16,000 haikai stanzas, with some sources placing the number at over 23,500 stanzas.
Later in life he began writing racy accounts of the financial and amorous affairs of the merchant class and the demimonde. These stories catered to the whims of the newly prominent merchant class, whose tastes of entertainment leaned toward the arts and pleasure districts. Provided by Wikipedia
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The life of an amorous woman : and other writings / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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The life of an amorous man. / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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Comrade loves of the samurai, by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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Five Japanese love stories / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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Some final words of advice / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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Ihara Saikaku shū /
井原西鶴集/by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1959Call Number: Loading…
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Budō denraiki. Saikaku okimiyage. Yorozu no fumihōgu. Saikaku nagori no tomo /
武道伝来記. 西鶴置土産. 万の文反古. 西鶴名殘の友 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1989Call Number: Loading…
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Saikaku shū /
西鶴集 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1957Call Number: Loading…
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Saikaku ga kataru Edo no dākusaido : ankoku kidanshū /
西鶴が語る江戶のダークサイド : 暗黒奇談集 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 2011Call Number: Loading…
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Kōshoku nidaiotoko ; Saikaku shokokubanashi ; Honchō nijū fukō /
好色二代男 ; 西鶴諸国ばなし ; 本朝二十不孝 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1991Call Number: Loading…
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Amores de un vividor / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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Kōshoku ichidaiotoko /
好色一代男 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1982Call Number: Loading…
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Nippon eitaigura : [rokkan /
日本永代藏 : [六卷 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1977Call Number: Loading…
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Seken munezanʼyō /
世間胸算用 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1989Call Number: Loading…
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Vida de una mujer amorosa / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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Teihon Saikaku zenshū /
定本西鶴全集 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1949Call Number: Loading…
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Taiyaku Saikaku zenshū /
対訳西鶴全集 /by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693Published 1992Call Number: Loading…
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This scheming world / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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Comrade loves of the samurai / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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The great mirror of male love / by Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693
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