Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1955) award
Suzuki Shintaro
すずき しんたろう
Suzuki Shintaro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1895-06-03 （Kandasakumachō, Tokyo City, Japan）
- Died
- 1970-03-04 （Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 74
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, French
- Residence History
- Kandasakumachō, Tokyo → Higashi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- French literature scholar, University professor
- Active Years
- 1916-1970
- Affiliations
- Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Chuo University, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Toyo University, Member of the Japan Art Academy
- Memberships
- Japanese Society for French Language, Japanese Society for French Literature, Japanese Society for French Language and French Literature, Japan Art Academy
- Influenced By
- Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Valéry, Edmond Rostand, François Villon
- Influenced
- Kazuo Watanabe, Takehiko Ibuki, Katsuo Sugi, Yutaka Ichihara, Atsushi Kawaguchi, Hideo Kobayashi, Kenzō Nakajima, Tatsuji Miyoshi, Masaaki Sato
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | 文学士 | 1912-1916 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo | — | Faculty of Letters | 博士（文学） | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1912-1916
Year of Graduation:
1916
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
Degree:
博士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
1945
Country:
Japan
Doctoral dissertation 'Étude du recueil de poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Étude du recueil de poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1955 | Japan Art Academy Prize | French Poetics | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Legion of Honour, Chevalier | — | — | Government of France | 受賞 |
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1952
Work:
Étude du recueil de poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1955
Work:
French Poetics
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Legion of Honour, Chevalier
1960
Organization:
Government of France
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- analytical precisionelegant vocabulary
- Recurring Motifs
- SymbolismMedieval poetry
Health
-
diabetes1961-1970health issues affected his activities
-
heart disease1961-1970health issues affected his activities
Legacy
He laid the foundations for French literature studies in Japan.
Museums
- Suzuki Shintaro Memorial Museum 5-chome Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Opened in 2018
Academic Societies
- Japanese Society for French Language
- Japanese Society for French Literature
- Japan Art Academy
Archives
- Dokkyo University Library Suzuki Shintaro Collection
In Popular Culture
- Annam Shogi
Trivia
- He invented the Annam Shogi variation