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is a 1672 anthology compiled by Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō, in which each haiku is followed by critical commentary he made as referee for a haiku contest.〔Jestice, Phyllis G. (2004). ''Holy people of the world: a cross-cultural encyclopedia.'' ABC-CLIO, ISBN 978-1-57607-355-1〕 It is Bashō's earliest known book, and the only book he published in his own name.〔Ueda, Makoto (1970). ''Twayne's World Authors Series.'' Twayne Publishers〕〔Ueda, Makoto (1982). ''Matsuo Bashō''. Kodansha, ISBN 0-87011-553-7 p148〕 The work contains 60 haiku by 36 poets, including two by Bashō himself.〔Ueda, Makoto (1992). ''Bashō and his Interpreters''. Stanford University Press, ISBN 0-8047-2526-8 p29〕 The format is based on a children's game where two seashells were placed side by side and compared. Bashō compares pairs of haiku by different authors in the same manner in the book. According to scholar Sam Hamill, ''The Seashell Game'' shows Bashō "to be witty, deeply knowledgeable, and rather light-hearted."〔Hamill, Sam (2008). ''A poet's work: the other side of poetry.'' Carnegie Mellon University Press, ISBN 978-0-88748-225-0〕 ==Example== Bashō compares the following pair of verses on the topic of colourful autumn leaves: :How like it is to :A midwife's right hand– :Crimson maple leaf! :—''Sanboku'' :"I haven't crimsoned. :Come and look!" So says the dew :On an oak branch :—''Dasoku'' In his commentary, Bashō declares that the first poem "ranks thousands of leagues" above the second.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Seashell Game」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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