Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1953) award
Tatsuji Miyoshi
みよし たつじ
Miyoshi Tatsuji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1900-08-23 （Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1964-04-05 （Den’enchōfu, Ōta-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 63
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nishi-ku, Osaka → Mikuni-chō, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture → Daita, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, literary critic, lyricist
- Active Years
- 1922-1964
- Affiliations
- Japan Art Academy
- Memberships
- Member of Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Sakutarō Hagiwara, Seiho Murō
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third High School (old system) | — | Section C, Humanities | — | 1922-1925 | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Letters | French Literature | 学士 | 1925-1927 | Japan |
Third High School (old system)
Section C, Humanities
Period:
1922-1925
Year of Graduation:
1925
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Letters
/ French Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1925-1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Japan Art Academy Prize | Riding the Camel’s Hump | — | Japan Art Academy | winner |
| 1963 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | Collected Poems of Tatsuji Miyoshi | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | winner |
Japan Art Academy Prize
1953
Work:
Riding the Camel’s Hump
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
winner
Yomiuri Literary Prize
1963
Work:
Collected Poems of Tatsuji Miyoshi
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Survey Ship
1930 poetry collection
lyricismmodernism
Riding the Camel’s Hump
1952 poetry collection
postwarintrospection
Bibliography
- The Survey Ship
- Riding the Camel’s Hump
- Collected Poems of Tatsuji Miyoshi
Translations by Author
- Paris Spleen
- The Story of Insects
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricalintellectualpure
- Recurring Motifs
- natureEastern traditional poetry
Health
-
neurasthenia幼少期frequent school absences
-
hemoptysis1932年2月hospitalization
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myocardial infarction1964年died of congestive pneumonia
Legacy
Tatsuji Miyoshi established lyricism in modern Japanese poetry and greatly influenced subsequent poets.
Museums
- Tatsuji Miyoshi Memorial Museum Honjoji Temple precincts, Takatsuki City Opened in 1976
- Fukui Prefectural Furusato Literature Museum Fukui City
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Academy
Archives
- National Diet Library Portraits of Modern Japanese
In Popular Culture
- Howl at the Moon (manga)
- Heavenly Flower (film)
Quotes
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Always appearing sane and dignified, as if maintaining propriety...
Source: Uno Chiyo, Uno Chiyo Complete Works, Vol.9 -
While among the mundane, he never soiled himself with the mundane, allowing his heart to roam in celestial heights...
Source: Koji Nakano, Commentary in Tatsuji Miyoshi Essay Collection (1990)
Trivia
- He escaped from the Imperial Army Officer Academy and was expelled.
- He suffered from neurasthenia.