An anonymous single-sheet actor print produced in the eleventh month of 1815. Ichikawa Ebijūrō I in the role of the fisherman Fukashichi. The poem is by the actor who is listed only by his haiku pen name Shinshō. The frontal portrait is rare and reflects his recent taking of a new name as a disciple of the famous Edo actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII. Ebijūrō had returned to Osaka after many years away.
Susindahati and Mas Pongti perform the love danceThe Center for Studies in Oral Tradition located at the University of Missouri has made one of my first entries. As can be seen below, the excellent lecture I attended this evening is still very much on my mind. It also strikes me though that this site will be of interest to most people interested in poetry regardless of their location. Following is the first paragraph of the Center's history:
"Founded in 1986 with the approval of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition stands on the verge of its twentieth anniversary as a national and international focus for interdisciplinary research and scholarship on the world’s oral traditions. Our long-term mission is to facilitate communication across disciplinary boundaries by creating linkages among specialists in different fields. Through our various activities we try to foster conversations and exchanges about oral tradition that would not otherwise take place."
Every issue of their journal, beginning in January 1986, is avilable online as a free downloadable PDF file. Here are the titles of some of the articles throughout the history of this fantastic journal:
"Collecting Portuguese Ballads" by Manuel da Costa Fontes (vol. 2 #2-3)
" 'Tonight My Gun is Loaded': Poetic Dueling in Arabia" by Saad A. Sowayan (vol. 4 #1-2)
"The Folk Ballad in Slovenia" by Zmaga Kumer (vol. 6 #2-3)
"Early Voice Recordings of Japanese Storytelling" by J. Scott Miller (vol. 11 #2)
"The Inscription of Charms in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts" by Lea Olsan (vol. 14 #2)
"Performance and Norse Poetry: The Hydromel of Praise and the Effluvia of Scorn" by Stephen Mitchell (vol. 16 #1)
"Performance, Visuality, and Textuality: The Case of Japanese Poetry" by Haruo Shirane (vol. 20 #2)
Along with the endless hours reading the archives of their journals will provide, the site also has some great images, recordings and videos accompanying the articles.
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