著者
中森 康之 ナカモリ ヤスユキ Yasuyuki Nakamori
雑誌
雲雀野 = The Lark Hill
巻号頁・発行日
vol.29, pp.80-65, 2007-03-31

We think that Shiko might have practiced haikai previous to becaming a disciplle of Basyo; however we can not find any evidence to support this hypothesis. Morever Shiko himself makes no mention of practicing haikai before becaming a disciplle of Basyo. Perhaps Shiko is telling the truth. Shiko has been very much misunderstood until now. The reason is that Shiko has been regarded simply as just another haikaishi. We know that Shiko said he studies Zen, Zyukyo, Raoshi (tao), and Chinese poetry diligently starting at around 9 years old. When Shiko became a disciple of Basyo, Basho's haikai would have been a philosophical way of life. In addition, this philosophy would have been considered superior for Shiko. When we look at it from this point of view, it helps us to better understand the method and theory behind Shiko's haikai composition. In this paper, I wish to make it clear from my investigation into Shiko's own words about himself prior to becoming a disciple of Basho, that Shiko considered haikai a philosophical way of life.