Contemporary Tanka Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1984) award
Takayasu Kuniyo
たかやす くによ
Takayasu Kuniyo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-08-11 （Doshomachi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1984-07-30 age 70
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, German
- Residence History
- Osaka (birthplace) → Kyoto (residence/work) → Germany (study abroad)
Career
- Occupations
- poet (tanka), German literature scholar, translator, university professor, editor
- Active Years
- 1934-1984
- Affiliations
- Araragi (poetry magazine/group), Tou (Tō) poetry magazine, Kyoto University, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Kwansei Gakuin University, Baika Women's University
- Influenced By
- Rainer Maria Rilke, Thomas Mann, Heinrich Heine
- Influenced
- Nagata Kazuhiro, Kuriki Kyoko
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Imperial University (Kyoto University), Faculty of Letters, Department of German Studies | Faculty of Letters | Department of German Studies | 学士 | 1934-1937 | Japan |
Kyoto Imperial University (Kyoto University), Faculty of Letters, Department of German Studies
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of German Studies
Degree:
学士
Period:
1934-1937
Year of Graduation:
1937
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award — Merit Award (2nd) | — | — | Kyoto Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Gendai Tanka Award (7th) | Hikari no Haru (Light of Spring) | — | Gendai Tanka (selection committee) | 受賞 |
Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award — Merit Award (2nd)
1983
Organization:
Kyoto Prefecture
Result:
受賞
Gendai Tanka Award (7th)
1984
Work:
Hikari no Haru (Light of Spring)
Organization:
Gendai Tanka (selection committee)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shinjitsu (Truth)
1949 tanka collectionAn early collection of tanka showing the emergence of his poetic vision and experimental approaches.
realityselfnature
Nenrin (Growth Rings)
1952 tanka collectionA mature collection exploring time and memory.
timememory
Herbstmond
1959 tanka collection (German translation)A German-language publication of his tanka, compiled for a Western readership.
cross-culturallandscape
Hikari no Haru (Light of Spring)
1984 tanka collectionA late collection characterized by gentle sensibility and brightness; awarded the Gendai Tanka Award.
hopelighteveryday life
Bibliography
- For the Young: Reflections on German Literature (1944)
- Literature as a New Force (1946)
- Shinjitsu (Tanka collection, 1949)
- Nenrin (Tanka collection, 1952)
- Rilke: Appreciation of World Famous Poems (1954)
- In the Night's Green Leaves (Tanka collection, 1955)
- Herbstmond (1959)
- Hikari no Haru (Tanka collection, 1984)
- Complete Tanka Collection of Takayasu Kuniyo (1987)
Translations by Author
- Numerous translations of Rilke (e.g. Letters to a Young Poet, Sonnets to Orpheus)
- Edited/translated works of Franz Kafka
Translations of Works
- Herbstmond (German translation of tanka collection, 1959)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realism-based observational expressionConcise, refined style exploring intersections of inner life and the external world within tanka
- Recurring Motifs
- reality vs. illusiondetailed natural imagerytime and memorydialogue with European literature
Legacy
Takayasu Kuniyo is known for his scholarship and translations of Rilke and for expanding tanka expression. He founded the poetry magazine Tō and taught at Kyoto University, mentoring later poets and influencing contemporary tanka.
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Tanka Association (founding chair)
- Kyoto University Tanka Association (advisor)
Archives
- National Diet Library (materials related to Takayasu Kuniyo)
- Kyoto University Library (related materials)
Trivia
- Founded the tanka magazine Tō in 1954.
- Noted for scholarship and translations of Rainer Maria Rilke.
- Studied in Germany in 1957.
- Taught at Kyoto University and mentored many tanka poets.