Haisna Aunafurasa

The Haisna Aunafurasa, meaning the Song-Compilation of Haisna in Mirselec, is an important anthology of poetry from the Karelne ta Hyerisa in Risevan history; compiled by Haisna ke Odomunda in around the late 10th century DN, it compiled the poems known as Auna, or songs, a form of Mirselec poetry derived from the older Menata.

Though the Haisna Aunafurasa is one of the most famous and renowned poetry anthologies in the modern view, it was most striking during its period for the fact that it was not ordered or commissioned by any royal family amongst the kingdoms of the time; within the preface, written also by Haisna, only a few local lords were mentioned as having "aided with the work". This lack of official support had the curious effect of freeing the compiler from censorship, and as a result the poems within include many love poems that are not present within most other anthologies and provide considerable social insights.

History of the Text

Study of the text is hindered by a lack of exact knowledge of how many pieces exactly there were within the Aunafurasa; this problem is exacerbated by the fact that there were at least three editions, four if one counts an official and highly censored version; all of these editions have different numbers of poems.