Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2010) poetry
Tadao Arita
ありた ただお
Arita Tadao
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-06-19 （Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan）
- Died
- 2012-03-11 age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, French
- Residence History
- Sasebo, Nagasaki → Kamakura, Kanagawa → Taiwan → Fukuoka / Kyushu (work)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, French literature scholar, university professor
- Active Years
- 1953-2012
- Affiliations
- Kitakyushu University (lecturer → professor), Seinan Gakuin University (professor, emeritus), Dojidai (literary magazine contributor)
- Influenced By
- Charles Baudelaire, Victor Segalen, Saint-John Perse
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyushu University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters (French Literature) | Department of French Literature | 学士 | 1949-1953 | Japan |
| Kyushu University Graduate School | Graduate school (French studies) | Graduate School of Letters | 修了 | 1953-1958 | Japan |
Kyushu University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters (French Literature)
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1949-1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
Kyushu University Graduate School
Graduate school (French studies)
/ Graduate School of Letters
Degree:
修了
Period:
1953-1958
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate program (second term)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Konishi Foundation Japan–France Translation Prize (10th) | Segalen: | — | Konishi Foundation | winner |
| 2010 | Shika Bungakukan Prize (25th) | Hikari wa Hai no Yō ni (Light Like Ashes) | — | The Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry | winner |
Konishi Foundation Japan–France Translation Prize (10th)
Work:
Segalen:
Organization:
Konishi Foundation
Result:
winner
Shika Bungakukan Prize (25th)
2010
Work:
Hikari wa Hai no Yō ni (Light Like Ashes)
Organization:
The Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Light Like Ashes
2009 poetry collectionA late-career poetry collection dealing with death, memory, and images of light and ash.
deathmemorylight and ash
Tadao Arita: Collected Poems
1992 poetry collectionA collected volume of representative poems showing strong influences from French poetry.
influence of French poetrynatureintrospection
The Otherness: Seeking Points of Sensibility
1975 essays / criticismAn essay collection discussing otherness in poetry and culture.
othernesscultural theory
Bibliography
- The Otherness: Seeking Points of Sensibility (Makushinsha) 1975
- Dreams and Rites (Shoshi Yamada) 1983
- Tadao Arita: Collected Poems (Nihon Gendai Shi Bunko) 1992
- Cicadas (Shoshi Yamada) 1983
- Summer of Séverac (Shoshi Yamada) 1983
- Hair and Boat (Shoshi Yamada) 1989
- A Single Bright Pearl (Shoshi Yamada) 1994
- Meridian Fire (Shoshi Yamada) 1999
- Light Like Ashes (Shoshi Yamada) 2009
Translations by Author
- Monuments, Odes, Tibet (Victor Segalen; trans. Tadao Arita) 2002
- Wind (Saint-John Perse; trans. Tadao Arita) 2006
- Birds (Saint-John Perse; trans. Tadao Arita) 2008
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- a poetic style influenced by French poetry, with classical dictiontranslation style combining contemporary Japanese with literary/classical registers
- Recurring Motifs
- light and ashmemorytravelnature imagery
Health
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pneumonia2012-03Died of pneumonia in March 2012
Legacy
Tadao Arita was a poet and French literature scholar known for high-quality translations of French poetry and his own poetic output. He also made long-standing contributions to university education and scholarship.
Archives
- Kyushu University Library (Arita Tadao collection)
Trivia
- His father served as a supply officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy; the family moved frequently, including stints in Kamakura and Taiwan.
- He worked to introduce French poetry to Japanese readers through both original poetry and translations.
- He won the Shika Bungakukan Prize in 2010.