Chōkū Prize
1回登壇
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第14回（1980年） award
Shoichiro Kubota
くぼた しょういちろう
Kubota Shōichirō
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1908-08-01 （Minami-Enokicho, Ushigome Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture (now Shinjuku, Tokyo), Japan）
- 死没
- 2001-04-15 92歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Ushigome (birthplace), Tokyo → Waseda (worked at Waseda University), Tokyo
経歴
- 職業
- tanka poet, Japanese literature scholar, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1930年〜2001年
- 所属
- Founder and editor of the tanka journal 'Mahiruno', Waseda University (faculty member)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Kuho Kubota
- 影響を与えた人物
- Akiko Baba, Tadashi Iwata, Yoshinori Hashimoto, Hiroshi Shino, Shuzo Shimada
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Toyoyama Private Middle School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Former Toyoyama Private Middle School
国:
Japan
Completed four years at the former middle school
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
国:
Japan
Graduated from Waseda University's Department of Japanese Literature. Later served as lecturer, professor and became an honorary professor at Waseda University.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Choko (Choko) Prize | Soshin Rōbai | — | Choko Prize Committee | winner |
| 1988 | Contemporary Tanka Grand Prize | Complete Tanka Collection of Shoichiro Kubota | — | Contemporary Tanka Grand Prize Committee | winner |
| 1995 | Tanka Shimbunsha (Tanka Newspaper Company) Prize | Teikei no Dohyō | — | Tanka Newspaper Company | winner |
| 1995 | Poetry and Literature Museum Prize | Teikei no Dohyō | — | Poetry and Literature Museum | winner |
Choko (Choko) Prize
1980
対象作品:
Soshin Rōbai
主催:
Choko Prize Committee
結果:
winner
Contemporary Tanka Grand Prize
1988
対象作品:
Complete Tanka Collection of Shoichiro Kubota
主催:
Contemporary Tanka Grand Prize Committee
結果:
winner
Tanka Shimbunsha (Tanka Newspaper Company) Prize
1995
対象作品:
Teikei no Dohyō
主催:
Tanka Newspaper Company
結果:
winner
Poetry and Literature Museum Prize
1995
対象作品:
Teikei no Dohyō
主催:
Poetry and Literature Museum
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Soshin Rōbai
1979年 tankaA tanka collection demonstrating traditional fixed-form techniques. Contains many introspective poems on nature and seasonal change.
natureseasonsclassical poetry
Complete Tanka Collection of Shoichiro Kubota
1987年 tankaA comprehensive collected tanka of his work to date, compiling numerous poems organized by chronology and theme.
collected worksexploration of fixed forms
Teikei no Dohyō
1994年 tankaA tanka collection reexamining the beauty and possibilities of fixed-form tanka, exploring balance between form and expression.
formexpressiontradition and innovation
Early Summer Wind
1948年 tankaA postwar tanka collection featuring delicate depictions of everyday life and nature.
everyday lifenaturerecovery
Thawing Earth
1961年 tankaA collection capturing seasonal transition delicately, where classical sensibility intersects with modern sensibility.
seasonschange
Rose Seedling
1972年 tankaA tanka collection dealing with youth and maturity, rich in metaphor and observation.
growthmetaphor
全著作
- Appreciation of Kokin Wakashū and Shin Kokin Wakashū (co-authored with Jinzaburo Saeki)
- Study of Saigyō
- Early Summer Wind (tanka collection)
- How to Compose and Enjoy Tanka (co-authored with Kuho Kubota)
- Echoes of the Streets (tanka collection)
- Thawing Earth (tanka collection)
- Rose Seedling (tanka collection)
- Soshin Rōbai (tanka collection)
- Complete Tanka Collection of Shoichiro Kubota
- Saigyō the Poet: Life and Poems
- Teikei no Dohyō (tanka collection)
作風・主題
- 文体
- classical technique emphasizing fixed-form tankaconcise and refined expression
- 頻出モチーフ
- natural imageryseasonal changereferences to classical waka
評価・遺産
Shoichiro Kubota was a leading tanka poet and a prominent scholar of Japanese literature, noted for his research on Saigyō. He taught at Waseda University and edited the tanka journal 'Mahiruno', mentoring many disciples. His emphasis on fixed-form tanka technique earned him multiple major awards.
豆知識
- His father was the tanka poet Kuho Kubota.
- He held the title of honorary professor at Waseda University.
- He is buried at Zoshigaya Cemetery.