ipl-logo

Compare And Contrast Essay: Erotic Vs. Love

1342 Words6 Pages

Man 'yōshū: Erotic vs Love
Unlike the conceptions that characterize basic notions of love, erotic love details more on the sexual desire of the body rather than the endearment based on feeling. However this separation between the two, has not always been apparent. Often times in literature of the past where this very distinction between what is erotic versus what is love is frequently considered hard to differentiate due to the vagueness within the way writers wrote the text. When looking at one of Japan’s oldest collections of poetry, the Man 'yōshū (compiled sometime during the eighth century), the relationship between love and erotic love is represented within the feelings portrayed through the author of the poems.
One way that love can be distinguished over erotic love is through this notion of longing and waiting for a lover that may never return. The first example of this is seen in the four poems written by Empress Iwanohime, while thinking of the emperor. “I shall wait for you / like this / as …show more content…

“You say you have been drenched / waiting for me / on the foothill-trailing mountain. / O that I could be / that trickling rain!” (Man 'yōshū 108). The lines more than likely describe a feeling of longing for the prince yet at the same time, it also depicts her sexual desire for him. This notion is further supported in the following poem where Tsumori Tōru discovers the Prince’s marriage to Lady Ishikawa through divination. “Knowing full well / it would be told / in Tsumori’s divination / (Tsumori of the great boat), / we two did sleep together” (Man 'yōshū 109). It seems that Prince Ōtsu, and Lady Ishikawa did desire each other enough to sleep together showing a feeling of lust between them. However, due to the fact that there was a secret marriage between the two, this also concludes that there was more of a feeling of endearment between

Show More
Related

  • Into The Wild Compare And Contrast Essay

    1168 Words  | 5 Pages

    Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, is a story about a young, twenty four years old, man who chose to explore the wilderness and his limitations. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He was intelligent, idealistic and a truth-seeker. One of the epigraphs, Krakauer used to start a chapter, is about Everett Ruess. Everett, a twenty years old man, also invented a new life for him by leaving the city to live in nature.

    Read More

  • Comparing Love In Fahrenheit 451 And Of Mice And Men

    1051 Words  | 5 Pages

    What is love? There are many ways American Literature has portrayed the idea of love, and how it works. Several pieces of American Literature demonstrate the theme of love; this is shown in Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, “Annabelle Lee”, by Edgar Allan Poe, and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag and Mildred Montag, a married couple, represent what love is not about.

    Read More

  • Man Yōshū Analysis

    925 Words  | 4 Pages

    The relationship of love and erotic in Man'yōshū were represented by poems which described many different feelings and various fates of many people. Those authors of poems described their own experience and their own moods. Poems drew a mixed picture of love. Man'yōshū is the oldest Japanese collection of poetry. In this collection, poems are written by various authors which also made this collection of poems has a wide range of works.

    Read More

  • Romeo And Juliet Love Vs Lust Analysis

    735 Words  | 3 Pages

    Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a poem about love v. lust, the role of fate, the role of women, love vs. hate, and the manipulation of time. Minister Lawrence assumes a noteworthy part, he is a minister/priest who is a nearby friend of both Romeo and Juliet, he is to Blame in Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet, as an individual from the Order of St. Francis, a gathering of savvy and liberal ministers, Romeo and Juliet trusted Friar Laurence totally, swinging to him for exhortation, and arrangements. Monk Lawrence assumed a key part in the marriage, arranging and demise of Romeo and Juliet. His endeavors to make the best decision were honorable, but since of lack of common sense they would soon prompt the inescapable disaster. Monk Laurence weds Romeo and Juliet even though he trusts that the marriage will wind up in disaster.

    Read More

  • Comparing The Man Yōshū And The Kokinshū

    1641 Words  | 7 Pages

    Proclaimed by request of Emperor Daigo and finished in the vicinity of 905 and 917, the Kokinshū comprises of 1,111 poems, which are all as the tanka, or short, 31-syllable poem, made by 127 poets, chose by Ki no Tsurayuki, Ki no Tomonori, Oshikochi no Mitsune, and Mibu no Tadamine (Keene, p-110). The poems picked incorporate determinations from the ninth century and in addition contemporaneous works, orchestrated specifically and not in chronological request. They are sorted out into twenty books with accentuation on the seasons and love. Care was taken in choosing the request of the poems, with in some cases evident movements in light of the evolving seasons, and now and then inconspicuous advances in view of state of mind or theme, coming about, as commentators have regularly noted, in a work more noteworthy than the aggregate of its parts (Kato and Sanderson, p-45). This structure was very compelling on succeeding Japanese poetry and keeps on having an effect even to the present day.

    Read More

  • Compare And Contrast Essay On The Natural

    860 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Differences The novel The Natural by Bernard Malamud displays a tragic story about a man with many flaws show extraordinary skills in baseball, with a depressing ending of disgrace. The movie, however, displays the story of a respectable guy dealing with a few unlucky happenings while also showing his natural talent in the sport of baseball. The movie and the book have some big differences include Iris, who she is and her relation with Roy, Roy’s aspects, and the ending. The two works have clear differences that arguably change the story totally.

    Read More

  • Sharon Olds Last Night Analysis

    300 Words  | 2 Pages

    The poem “Last Night” written by Sharon Olds, describes a night of love, sex, and passion. I could say that she is relating a passional night that she experienced because she uses first person throughout the whole poem. The author portrays the moment with exquisite details of how everything happened; however, she leaves much more to the imagination. As readers, we do not know if she is having an affair, or if she is making love with her husband, boyfriend, or friend. We only know what she wants us to know, that it was wild encounter and she is insecure about the meaning of the moment.

    Read More

  • Comparison Essay: The Romantic Period

    2404 Words  | 10 Pages

    However, the definition of these time periods is fuzzy, at best. Nearly every publication describes different dates for each period. For example, the "Classical" period is defined in various sources as ending in either 1800, 1820, 1825, or 1830! Even more inconsistency exists concerning the Romantic period, which starts sometime between 1800-1830, and ends between 1850-1920, depending on the source. There is also much inconsistency in which composers are regarded as belonging to which time period.

    Read More

  • Love And Logic Essay

    696 Words  | 3 Pages

    Love and Logic was founded in 1977. It was founded by Jim Fay and Foster W. Cline, M.D.. It is a popular and practical choice among parents and educators for discipline worldwide. The book I selected Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years was written by Jim Fay and Charles Fay, Ph.D.. Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years helps parents to teach their children how to live with the consequences of their actions, how to avoid blaming others for their problems, and to make wise decisions. Love and Logic guides parents to do this with four basic principles; building self-concept, sharing the control, providing empathy before consequences, and to share the

    Read More

  • A Comparison Of Love In Sonnet 116 And Forbidding Mourning

    848 Words  | 4 Pages

    Love at first sight, a concept overused in every romantic comedy. It is the instant connection between two soulmates. It is the idealistic perfect love. This phenomenon of true love has been around since the Elizabethan Era, preserved in the writings by some of the greatest poets of all time. “Sonnet 116” written by Shakespeare and “A Valediction; Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne both strive to express their version of Neoplatonic love (an immaculate love).

    Read More

  • Anything For Your Love Poem Analysis

    706 Words  | 3 Pages

    Love and relationship between man and woman has been the focal point of countless literary works, music pieces and other art objects since times immemorial. Depending on the personal experience and worldview of the author, the feeling of love has been interpreted in many individual ways. Consequently, to find two masterpieces which depict love similarly seems inconceivable. The texts under analysis – J.L. Borges’ “What can I hold you with?” and the song “Anything for Your Love” by E. Clapton – although written by two contemporary artists and elaborating the image of love, produce an absolutely different effect on the reader.

    Read More

  • Definition Of Love Essay

    973 Words  | 4 Pages

    What is Love? If you were to search it up you get the vague definition which reads: an intense feeling of deep affection. But it’s so much more, it has so many different meanings to people. Even wrong meanings that people associate it with. Love comes in many different forms, such as: friendship, family, and partnership.

    Read More

  • Theme Of Love In La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    1918 Words  | 8 Pages

    Love can exist as affection, infatuation, obsession, pleasure and in many other ways, as love is abstract. Hence, there is no one single interpretation of love. Love is a theme that has been embedded into language and literature over the centuries, yet due to the ever changing perception of love people continue to search for a universal definition of love. Poems are able to showcase the inner feelings and desires of a poet as well as their own unique views on love. Nevertheless, through poems “La Belle Dame sans Merci” by John Keats, “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, “Mother in a Refugee Camp” by Chinua Achebe, “The day is gone, and all its sweets are gone!”

    Read More

  • Essay On Human Sexuality

    1371 Words  | 6 Pages

    Human Sexuality Diane Dyche Sociology 21 # 22071 The top three things in my life that have most influence my viewpoints about sex and sexuality are my family, peers, and tv and movies. My family influenced my viewpoints on sex and sexuality because that is usually what I grew up listening to. My family was very open about a person’s sexuality and sex while growing up. They talked about gender roles, sexuality, and even sex.

    Read More

  • Descriptive Essay About Love

    1212 Words  | 5 Pages

    Love: An endless supply of happiness and dopamine I’ll never forget the time I met my girlfriend. I was at my best friend’s birthday party, when a tall beautiful girl with wavy brown hair and the clearest complexion, her face full of happiness and joy. The moment I saw her, was the moment I knew that I had powerful feelings for her. It was amazing actually…feelings began to swell in brain, lust, compassion, affection, adoration, racing through my mind. That would be the day that I would began to fall for Alex.

    Read More

More about Compare And Contrast Essay: Erotic Vs. Love

Open Document