Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1985) award
Tomotsugu Muramatsu
むらまつ ともつぐ
Muramatsu Tomotsugu
Pen Names:
Kōka（Haiku pen-name (used in haiku circles)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-01-30 （Maruko Town, Chiisagata District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (now Ueda City)）
- Died
- 2009-03-16 age 88
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, Russian
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese literature scholar, Haiku poet, University professor
- Active Years
- 1944-2009
- Affiliations
- Toyo University Junior College, The Open University of Japan (Visiting Professor)
- Influenced By
- Kyoshi Takahama, Sujū Takano
- Influenced
- Kaiichi Yachi, Toshiro Ikeda, Toshiko Kubota, Ryosuke Mashimo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbin Railway Institute, Russian Language Department | — | Russian language program | — | — | — |
| Toyo University | Department of Japanese Literature (evening division) | Japanese literature | — | 〜1962 | Japan |
| Toyo University Graduate School | — | — | 文学博士 | — | Japan |
Harbin Railway Institute, Russian Language Department
Russian language program
Studied Russian prior to returning to Japan
Toyo University
Department of Japanese Literature (evening division)
/ Japanese literature
Period:
〜1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
Japan
Graduated from evening division
Toyo University Graduate School
Degree:
文学博士
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
Japan
Awarded PhD for dissertation on the Sora text of Oku no Hosomichi
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Haiku Poets Association Criticism Award | Basho's Letters | — | Haiku Poets Association | 受賞 |
Haiku Poets Association Criticism Award
1985
Work:
Basho's Letters
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Basho's Letters
1985 Scholarly researchA scholarly study examining Matsuo Basho's letters through textual and historical analysis.
Basho studiesEpistolary researchHaikai history
Study of the Sora Manuscript of Oku no Hosomichi
1988 Scholarly researchA text-critical study centered on the Sora manuscript of Oku no Hosomichi, based on his doctoral dissertation.
Textual criticismMedieval/Early modern travel literatureBasho studies
Haiku Collection 'Ryōshu'
1978 Haiku collectionA collection of his own haiku poems.
NatureSeasonal awarenessTraditional haiku
Bibliography
- Research on Basho's Works and Biography Based on New Materials (Kasama Shoin) 1977
- Ryōshu (Haiku collection) Nagata Shobo 1978
- Basho's Letters (Taishukan Shoten) 1985
- Study of the Sora Manuscript of Oku no Hosomichi (Kasama Shoin) 1988
- Muramatsu Kōka Collection (Haiku collection) 1990
- Biography: Sujū Takano (Nagata Shobo) 2006
Translations by Author
- How to Read Soviet Texts: Literary Education and Expressive Reading (co-translation, 1963)
- Classical Japanese Literature (translated/edited, 1968)
- Haiku (by R. H. Blyth, co-translation, 2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and philologicalConcise expression respectful of traditional haiku
- Recurring Motifs
- Textual studies of Basho and SoraComparative examination of classical textsSeason and nature
Legacy
A well-known scholar in the field of early-modern haikai and Basho studies, also active as a haiku poet who nurtured successors; served as president and later professor emeritus of Toyo University Junior College.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
- Japan Traditional Haiku Association
Archives
- Toyo University Library (possible holding of related materials)
- National Diet Library (holds his publications)
Trivia
- Studied Russian in Harbin during his youth.
- His haiku pen-name was 'Kōka' and he published several haiku collections.
- In 1985 he won the Haiku Poets Association Criticism Award for 'Basho's Letters'.