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第7回（1969年） award
Makoto Ooka
おおおか まこと
Ooka Makoto
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1931-02-16 （Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan）
- 死没
- 2017-04-05 （Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan） 86歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan → Suginami, Tokyo (e.g. Ogikubo) → Mitaka, Tokyo → Chofu (Jindaiji), Tokyo → Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo → Susono, Shizuoka, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, Literary critic, Translator, Editor, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1955年〜2017年
- 所属
- Meiji University (Professor), Tokyo University of the Arts (Professor Emeritus), Japan PEN Club (former President), Japan Art Academy (Member), Hitotsubashi Foundation (Director)
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club, Japan Art Academy, Japan Modern Poets Association, Museum of Modern Japanese Literature (board/affiliate)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Uho Kubota, Shuntaro Tanikawa
- 影響を与えた人物
- Postwar and contemporary poets (through linked-poem / collaborative poetry practices)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1950-1953 | Japan |
| First Higher School (old system) | — | — | — | 1948-1950 | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
学位:
学士
期間:
1950-1953
卒業年:
1953
国:
Japan
Graduation thesis on Natsume Sōseki
First Higher School (old system)
期間:
1948-1950
国:
Japan
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize | The Lineage of the Prodigal (essay collection) | — | Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Yomiuri Literature Prize (Criticism/Biography) | Kibu no Kanefusa (biography) / Kii Kanen? (Kikuni?) | 評論・伝記 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Mugen Prize | Spring, To a Maiden (poetry collection) | — | Mugen Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Occasional Songs (Asahi newspaper series) | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize | Message to the Waters of Home (poetry collection) | — | Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education) | Sugawara no Michizane: The Aesthetics of the Copy (criticism) | — | Arts Encouragement | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award | — | — | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Poetry and Literature Museum Prize | Afternoon in the Terrestrial Paradise (poetry collection) | — | Poetry and Literature Museum | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Japan Art Academy Prize and Imperial Award | — | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath | — | — | Struga Poetry Evenings Organizing Committee | 受賞（海外詩祭） |
| 1997 | Asahi Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Japan Foundation Award | — | — | Japan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs) | 受章 |
| 1989 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) | — | — | Government of France | 受章（シュヴァリエ） |
| 1993 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier) | — | — | Government of France | 受章（オフィシエ） |
| 2004 | Légion d'honneur (Officier) | — | — | Government of France | 受章（オフィシエ） |
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize
1969
対象作品:
The Lineage of the Prodigal (essay collection)
主催:
Fujimura Memorial Rekitei Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize (Criticism/Biography)
1972
対象作品:
Kibu no Kanefusa (biography) / Kii Kanen? (Kikuni?)
部門:
評論・伝記
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Mugen Prize
1979
対象作品:
Spring, To a Maiden (poetry collection)
主催:
Mugen Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1980
対象作品:
Occasional Songs (Asahi newspaper series)
主催:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize
1989
対象作品:
Message to the Waters of Home (poetry collection)
主催:
Gendai-shi Hanatsubaki Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education)
1990
対象作品:
Sugawara no Michizane: The Aesthetics of the Copy (criticism)
主催:
Arts Encouragement
結果:
受賞
Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award
1993
主催:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
結果:
受賞
Poetry and Literature Museum Prize
1993
対象作品:
Afternoon in the Terrestrial Paradise (poetry collection)
主催:
Poetry and Literature Museum
結果:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize and Imperial Award
1995
主催:
Japan Art Academy
結果:
受賞
Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath
1996
主催:
Struga Poetry Evenings Organizing Committee
結果:
受賞（海外詩祭）
Asahi Prize
1997
主催:
Asahi Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Japan Foundation Award
2002
主催:
Japan Foundation
結果:
受賞
Order of Culture
2003
主催:
Government of Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
結果:
受章
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier)
1989
主催:
Government of France
結果:
受章（シュヴァリエ）
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officier)
1993
主催:
Government of France
結果:
受章（オフィシエ）
Légion d'honneur (Officier)
2004
主催:
Government of France
結果:
受章（オフィシエ）
受賞・候補エディション
Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
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第34回（1980年） award
Noma Literary Award
1回登壇
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第42回（1989年） nominee
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第7回（1989年） award
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第40回（1990年） award
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第8回（1993年） award
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第51回（1995年） imperial prize
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第11回（2003年） nominee
作品
代表作
Memory and the Present
1956年 Poetry collectionDebut collection containing early representative poems that signaled new postwar poetic expression in Japan.
memorymodernityurban life
My Poetry and Truth
1962年 Essays / PoetryA volume combining poems and critical essays, reflecting on poetic practice and criticism.
poeticslanguageexpression
映像化・舞台化
- [Music (song / orchestral)] Reef (poem set to music by Tōru Takemitsu for soprano and orchestra) (1962)
翻訳
- Selected poems translated into English and other languages
Kikaku? / Kibi Kaney? (Kikawakan?)
1971年 Biography / CriticismA study and biographical consideration of the classical poet Ki no Tsurayuki / Ki no Kuran? (work on Kikazumi).
classicsbiographypoetry
Occasional Songs (newspaper column series)
1979年 Essays / short poetry columnsA short-poem style column serialized in the Asahi Shimbun from 1979 to 2007; collected into multiple volumes.
short poetrydaily lifeintroducing classical and modern verse
翻訳
- Multiple translations into English, French, Arabic, etc.
全著作
- Memory and the Present (1956)
- My Poetry and Truth (1962)
- On Contemporary Poets (1969)
- Occasional Songs (column, 1979-2007)
- Collected Poems of Makoto Ooka (collected editions)
翻案
- Film 'Asaki Yumemishi' (1974, script by Makoto Ooka; dir. Akio Jissoji)
- Opera 'The Will of Fire' (libretto by Makoto Ooka; composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi, 1995)
- Choral suite 'Ark' (text by Makoto Ooka; composed by Maki Kinoshita, 1980)
作家による翻訳
- Herbert Read, 'History of Modern Painting' (translation, 1962)
- Jean-Henri Fabre, 'Souvenirs entomologiques' (children's translation, 1967)
- Poems of John Ashbery (co-translation, 1993)
作品の翻訳
- English translations
- Finnish translations
- French translations
- German translations
- Dutch translations
- Chinese translations
- Spanish translations
- Macedonian translations
- Arabic translations
作風・主題
- 文体
- Accessible, newspaper-like voiceDialogic and expository essayistic styleCritical prose that bridges classical and modern literatureExperimental practice rooted in linked-poem (collaborative) production
- 頻出モチーフ
- language (the power of words)classical poetry (Manyoshu, Kokinshu)nostalgia and landscapelinked-poems / collaborative compositionintersection of poetry and music
健康
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respiratory failure2017-04Died in April 2017 of respiratory failure
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difficulty speaking (late life)晩年Experienced difficulty speaking in later years, affecting public readings and conversations
評価・遺産
A leading postwar Japanese poet and critic who promoted collaborative linked-poetry (ren-shi) and introduced verse to wide readership through his long Asahi newspaper column 'Occasional Songs'. He received many domestic and international honors including the Order of Culture; his collections and papers have been preserved in institutional archives.
記念館・博物館
- Makoto Ooka Kotobakan (Ooka Makoto Language Museum) Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan 2009年開館
- Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature (recipient of the Makoto Ooka archive) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 2017年開館
関連学会
- Japan PEN Club
- Japan Art Academy
- Japan Modern Poets Association
資料所蔵先
- Makoto Ooka Archive (Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature)
- Meiji University Library (donation of Ooka's personal library)
- Collections of the Makoto Ooka Kotobakan (donated / exhibited)
大衆文化への影響
- His Asahi Shimbun column 'Occasional Songs' was widely read by the general public for decades and was published in numerous book volumes.
- Some of his poems and essays have been adopted into middle- and high-school textbooks, demonstrating influence in education.
引用
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I believe writing should be grounded in the style of newspaper articles. No matter how complex the thought, it is meaningless if it does not reach people.
出典: Interview / collected remarks (various bibliographic sources) -
Linked-poetry (ren-shi) is a form of collaborative poetic creation and an experiment that expands the field of language.
出典: Writings and lectures
豆知識
- 'Occasional Songs' ran in the Asahi Shimbun from 1979 and concluded in 2007 after 6,762 installments.
- He founded and promoted 'linked-poems' (collaborative poetry) and actively participated in international linked-poetry events.
- In 2009 the Makoto Ooka Kotobakan opened in Mishima, Shizuoka (its collections have since been donated/relocated to institutional archives).