Sugawara no Michizane is remembered in literature for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Sugawara no Michizane as Japanese poet.
Sugawara no Michizane was born at Kyoto in 845. His recorded nationality is Japan.
Learning then moved through courts, monasteries and madrasas, and reach depended on which libraries and translations lay within travelling distance.
He worked as poet, writer and diplomat.
Among his principal works are Ruijū Kokushi, Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku and Kanke Bunsō. Literature is judged by re-reading, which is a slower and harsher test than acclaim.
His recorded fields of work are history of japan.
Working from Japan shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Sugawara no Michizane died in 903, aged 58. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Notable work: Ruijū Kokushi
- Notable work: Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku
- Notable work: Kanke Bunsō
- Worked as poet, writer and diplomat
