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Satoshi Tsukagoshi

つかごし さとし

Tsukagoshi Satoshi

Aliases: つかこし

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1917-05-16 (Tokyo, Japan)
Died
2008-02-25 (Tokyo, Japan) age 90
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese, German
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan → Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations
Literary scholar, Translator, University professor
Active Years
1940-2000
Affiliations
Keio University, Kanagawa University
Influenced By
Rainer Maria Rilke, Paul Valéry

Education

Tokyo Imperial University (University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Letters, Department of German Literature / German Literature
Period: 1936-1940
Year of Graduation: 1940
Country: Japan
Graduated from Faculty of Letters, Department of German Literature

Awards

Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Award
1996
Work: Rilke and Valéry
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Literary World of Rilke

1969 Scholarly study

A systematic study of Rilke's poetry and thought, including analyses and illustrations.

Rilke studiesModern poetry

Rilke and Valéry

1994 Scholarly study

A comparative study of Rilke and Valéry, examining interrelations in their poetry and thought.

Comparative literaturePoetics

Moments of Creation: Rilke and Proust

2000 Scholarly study

A comparative essay on the creative processes of Rilke and Proust, reflecting on moments of creation.

Theory of creationComparative literature

Bibliography

  • The Literary World of Rilke
  • Rilke and Valéry
  • Moments of Creation: Rilke and Proust
  • Rilke: Collected Letters (4 vols)
  • Complete Works of Rilke (editor)
  • Rilke: Art Letters 1902–1925
  • Rilke / Hofmannsthal: Correspondence
  • Melancholy (translation)
  • Collected Letters (Nietzsche) (editor/translator)
  • My Goethe, My Love (translation)

Translations by Author

  • My Goethe, My Love
  • Rilke: Man and Poet (co-translation)
  • Introduction to Existential Philosophy (co-translation)
  • My Life of Love (co-translation)
  • Franz Kafka (translation)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly, heavily annotated styleClear comparative analysis
Recurring Motifs
Rilke studiesPrecision in translationIntersection of poetry and visual art

Health

  • Chronic respiratory failure
    晩年
    Died of chronic respiratory failure on 2008-02-25

Legacy

Recognized as a leading Rainer Maria Rilke scholar in Japan; contributed significantly to the translation, editing, and study of German-language literature, broadening understanding of Rilke and related authors.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese literary research organizations

Archives

  • Holdings at the National Diet Library

Trivia

  • Also sometimes rendered as "Tsukakoshi" (つかこし).
  • Professor emeritus at Keio University.