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Shigeru Shimizu

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Shigeru Shimizu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1932-11-11 （Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
死没
2020-01-16 87歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, French
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan → Paris, France (residency/stays)

経歴

職業
French literature scholar, Poet, Translator, University professor, Magazine editor
活動期間
1953年〜2020年
所属
Waseda University (Professor Emeritus), Literary magazine 'Dojidai', Japan Poets Club
所属団体
Japan Poets Club (Chairman 2011–2013), Contributor, literary magazine 'Dojidai'
影響を受けた人物
Yves Bonnefoy, Romain Rolland, Toshihiko Katayama

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters (French Department) / Department of French Literature
期間: 1952–1956（学部）、1961（大学院退学）
卒業年: 1956
国: Japan
Graduated Faculty of Letters (French) in 1956; left graduate school (Literary Studies) in 1961

受賞歴

Gendai Poiesis Prize
2007
対象作品: New Morning's Surf
結果: winner
Japan Poets Club Prize
2009
対象作品: The Silence Beneath the Water
主催: Japan Poets Club
結果: winner
Saitama Poets Prize
2009
対象作品: The Silence Beneath the Water
結果: winner
Japan Poets Club Shikai Award (Special Prize)
2017
対象作品: Poets I Have Met
主催: Japan Poets Club
結果: winner
Contemporary Poets Prize
2018
対象作品: A Field of Silence
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

New Morning's Surf

2007年 Poetry collection

A poetry collection reflecting on morning light and the sounds of the sea, delicately treating life and renewal.

naturerenewallight

The Silence Beneath the Water

2008年 Poetry collection

A collection exploring the quiet and solitude beneath water; many introspective poems.

solitudesilencememory

A Field of Silence

2017年 Poetry collection

A late-career collection depicting worldly quiet with a mature poetic voice.

silenceagingrecollection

Paris: Landscapes of Memory and Reminiscence

2010年 Essays / Memoir

An essay collection recounting Parisian scenes and memories of stays in France.

Parismemorycultural exchange

Poems: That Which Was Without Light (Yves Bonnefoy, translated edition)

1993年 Translated poetry

A Japanese translation edition of Yves Bonnefoy's poems; representative of Shimizu's translation work.

translationpoetryFrench literature

全著作

  • Assisi Spring (Ozawa Shoten), 1981
  • Under the Rose Window (Ozawa Shoten), 1981
  • Vera Icon (Ozawa Shoten), 1984
  • New Morning's Surf (Gento-sha), 2007
  • The Silence Beneath the Water (Gento-sha), 2008
  • A Field of Silence (Gento-sha), 2017
  • Poets I Have Met (Gento-sha), 2016
  • Shigeru Shimizu: Collected Poems (Doyobi Bijutsu-sha), 2012

作家による翻訳

  • H. Hesse - R. Rolland: Correspondence (co-translated, Misuzu Shobo), 1959
  • The Garden of Stones (Nikos Kazantzakis translation, Yomiuri Shimbun), 1978
  • Poems: That Which Was Without Light (Yves Bonnefoy, translated, Ozawa Shoten), 1993

作風・主題

文体
delicate, symbolist-tinged poetic styleintrospective and serene expressionstyle reflecting deep knowledge of French poetry
頻出モチーフ
silencelight and shadowmemory and reminiscencesea / water

評価・遺産

Contributed to modern Japanese poetry through the introduction and translation of French poetry and his own poetic work. As an educator at Waseda University he mentored many, and as chairman of the Japan Poets Club he actively supported the poetry community.

関連学会

  • Japan Poets Club

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds related materials)
  • Waseda University Library (holds related materials)

豆知識

  • Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Letters; Professor Emeritus at Waseda University.
  • Had a friendship with French poet Yves Bonnefoy and translated his work.
  • Served as chairman of the Japan Poets Club (2011–2013).