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Shuzo Shimada

しまだ しゅうぞう

Shimada Shūzō

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1950-08-18 (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
tanka poet, Japanese literature scholar, university professor
活動期間
1975年〜
所属
Aichi Shukutoku University, Editorial committee member, Mahiruno (tanka magazine), Chunichi Shimbun (tanka selection judge)
所属団体
Mahiruno (tanka magazine), Modern Tanka Poets' Association, Jodai Bungakukai (Ancient Japanese Literature Society), Waseda University Kokubungaku Society (student years)
影響を受けた人物
Shoichiro Kubota, Hideo Yoshino
影響を与えた人物
Kaori Katsuno, Yukie Goto, Mutsuko Tomita, Chisa Asukai

学歴

Yokohama City University
Faculty of Humanities and Sciences / Japanese Literature
学位: 学士
卒業年: 1975
国: Japan
Waseda University
Graduate School / Graduate School of Letters
卒業年: 1982
国: Japan
Left doctoral program before completion

受賞歴

Nagoya City Arts Encouragement Award
1993
主催: City of Nagoya
結果: 受賞
Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize
2002
対象作品: Sisyphus no Asa (The Morning of Sisyphus)
部門: 短歌
主催: Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Maekawa Samio Prize
2008
対象作品: Toyo no Aki (Autumn in the East)
部門: 短歌
主催: Maekawa Samio Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize (Tanka Division)
2009
対象作品: Toyo no Aki (Autumn in the East)
部門: 短歌
主催: Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Wakayama Bokusui Prize
2010
対象作品: Housyoku Dansouroku (Notes and Fragments)
部門: 短歌
主催: Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Choko Prize
2011
対象作品: Housyoku Dansouroku (Notes and Fragments)
部門: 短歌
主催: Choko Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Chunichi Tanka Grand Prize
2011
対象作品: Housyoku Dansouroku (Notes and Fragments)
部門: 短歌
主催: Chunichi Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) Prize
2020
対象作品: Iina a Nagashima
部門: 短歌
主催: Tanka Kenkyu Publishing
結果: 受賞
Regional Cultural Merit Award
2020
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果: 表彰
Ono City Poetry and Literature Prize
2021
対象作品: Akidotori Komagashu (Autumn Neighbour Mini-Collection)
部門: 短歌
主催: Ono City
結果: 受賞
Chunichi Cultural Award
2021
主催: Chunichi Shimbun
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Seirou Hika-shu

1991年 tanka

Early collection combining classical learning with contemporary tanka.

classical vs contemporaryelegy

Sisyphus no Asa (The Morning of Sisyphus)

2001年 tanka

A collection that sharply addresses contradictions of modern society. Winner of the Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize.

critique of consumer societydefamiliarization of everyday life

Toyo no Aki (Autumn in the East)

2007年 tanka

A collection that poems about autumn with modern sensibility grounded in deep classical knowledge. Recipient of several literary awards.

seasonsdialogue with classical poetry

Housyoku Dansouroku (Notes and Fragments)

2010年 tanka

A collection of fragmentary tanka. Awarded the Wakayama Bokusui Prize and the Choko Prize.

fragmentsreminiscence

Rotai-tei Nocturne

2020年 tanka

One of the recent major works. Includes poems on everyday life and music.

musiceveryday life

Akidotonari Komagashu (Autumn Neighbour Mini-Collection)

2020年 tanka

Winner of the Ono City Poetry and Literature Prize. Mini-collection capturing autumnal scenes.

autumnminiature song-forms

全著作

  • Seirou Hika-shu
  • Riso Hogin-shu
  • Tokai Hyokyoku-shu
  • Modern Master Poems to Read in the Bath
  • On the Formation History of Ancient Waka
  • Introduction to Tanka: Five Stages from Basics to Publishing
  • Shuzo Shimada Anthology
  • Sisyphus no Asa (The Morning of Sisyphus)
  • On 'Women's Songs': A Preliminary Study
  • Toyo no Aki (Autumn in the East)
  • Housyoku Dansouroku (Notes and Fragments)
  • Voices of Return
  • Walking Through Ancient Songs
  • Rotai-tei Nocturne
  • Akidotonari Komagashu (Autumn Neighbour Mini-Collection)

作風・主題

文体
bold, critical style rooted in classical learningcynical and critical of consumer society
頻出モチーフ
depictions of consumer societyseasonal sensibility (especially autumn)details of everyday life

評価・遺産

Shuzo Shimada is a poet and scholar whose classical grounding informs incisive critiques of contemporary society. As a university president and multiple-award winner, he has had significant influence on modern tanka poetry.

関連学会

  • Jodai Bungakukai (Ancient Japanese Literature Society)
  • Waseda University Kokubungaku Society
  • Modern Tanka Poets' Association

豆知識

  • Served as president of Aichi Shukutoku University from 2011.
  • Reportedly influenced by Hideo Yoshino's 'Kanseishu'.
  • Serves as an editorial committee member of the tanka magazine Mahiruno.