Gendai Haiku Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1994) award
Hideo Kanda
かんだ ひでお
Kanda Hideo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-12-20 （Irinarai-mura Sanno, Tokyo Prefecture (present-day Sanno, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan)）
- Died
- 1993-09-18 age 79
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese literature scholar, Haiku critic, Librarian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1936-1993
- Affiliations
- National Diet Library (librarian), Kyoritsu Women's University (professor), Seikei University (professor), Musashi University (professor)
- Influenced By
- Hakko Ishida, Sanki Saito
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1932-1936 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1932-1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
Japan
Entered graduate school but left due to conscription
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Modern Haiku Association Grand Prize (6th) | — | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
Modern Haiku Association Grand Prize (6th)
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Analytical prose grounded in Japanese literary studiesTheoretical and historical approach in haiku criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- Historic aspects of haikuComparisons between medieval and early modern literature
Legacy
An important postwar scholar and critic in haiku studies and Japanese literature. Co-founder of the Modern Haiku Association and contributor to haiku theory.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association
Archives
- Materials held at the National Diet Library (Japan)
Trivia
- In 1947 he co-founded the Modern Haiku Association with Hakko Ishida and Sanki Saito.
- After the war he worked as a librarian at the National Diet Library and later taught at universities.