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第12回（1979年） award
Tetsuzo Wada
わだ てつぞう
Wada Tetsuzo
ペンネーム:
Tatsuki Akira（Pen name used in literary works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1909-08-04 （Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 死没
- 1999-06-27 （Hokkaido, Japan） 89歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English
- 宗教
- Jodo Shinshu (influenced by Shinran's teachings)
- 居住地歴
- Hokkaido (lifetime residence)
経歴
- 職業
- Poet, English literature scholar, Translator, University professor
- 活動期間
- 1930年〜1999年
- 所属
- Japan Comparative Literature Association, Japan Association of English Literary Studies, Hokkaido College of Pharmacy (faculty)
- 所属団体
- Japan Comparative Literature Association, Japan Association of English Literary Studies
- 影響を受けた人物
- Ryoshin Soga, Daiei Kaneko, Herbert Read
- 影響を与えた人物
- Subsequent poets in Hokkaido
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otaru Higher Commercial School | — | — | — | 〜1931 | Japan |
Otaru Higher Commercial School
期間:
〜1931
卒業年:
1931
国:
Japan
Graduated from Otaru Higher Commercial School
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Hokkaido Cultural Award (Encouragement Prize) | — | 奨励賞 | Hokkaido Prefecture | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Japan Poets Club Prize | Collected Poems of Wada Tetsuzo | — | Japan Poets Club | 受賞 |
Hokkaido Cultural Award (Encouragement Prize)
1950
部門:
奨励賞
主催:
Hokkaido Prefecture
結果:
受賞
Japan Poets Club Prize
1979
対象作品:
Collected Poems of Wada Tetsuzo
主催:
Japan Poets Club
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Mon
1935年 Poetry collectionEarly poetry collection including works from his participation in the literary circle "Shi no Ki".
Early modernismLocal homeland
Gōban Kakan
1949年 Poetry collectionA postwar poetry collection showing his growing interest in poetic theory.
Postwar poetryIntrospection
Collected Poems of Wada Tetsuzo
1978年 Poetry (Collected works)Collected volume of representative works, consolidating his metaphysical poetic orientation and Buddhist themes.
Metaphysical poetryBuddhist thoughtSea and nostalgia
全著作
- Mon (Shi no Ki Company, 1935)
- Gōban Kakan (Chiyoda Shoin, 1949)
- The Town of White Seaweed (Nihon Miraiha Press, 1952)
- Time Beneath Metal (Apollon, 1960)
- Children's Poems: The Green Arch (Kokubunsha, 1967)
- Return to Nature (Kyuryudo, 1970)
- Void: Poems of Wada Tetsuzo (Kokubunsha, 1978)
- My Requiem Songs (Okisakusha, 1982)
- Poematia of Black and White (Okisakusha, 1988)
- Drafts of Metaphysical Poetics (Okisakusha, 1989)
- Eternity: My Theory of Consciousness-Only (Okisakusha, 1992)
- Arabesque: Poems (Okisakusha, 1992)
- The World of Tetsuzo Wada: Metaphysical Poetry and Childlike Spirit (Okisakusha, 1995)
- Song of the Turtle: Poems (Okisakusha, 1996)
- Poematia Again: Posthumous Poems of Wada Tetsuzo (Okisakusha, 1999)
- Modern Poetry and Buddhist Thought (Okisakusha, 2001)
作家による翻訳
- The Meaning of Modern Poetry (translated from Herbert Read, Misuzu Shobo, 1957)
- Refusals of the Night: Poems (Herbert Read translation, Kokubunsha, 1962)
- The Man-Eating Cat (Burton Rascoe translation, Kadokawa Bunko, 1978)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Experimental metaphysical poetry styleElliptical and symbolic expression incorporating Buddhist thought
- 頻出モチーフ
- SeaDeathBuddhist salvationNostalgia
評価・遺産
A poet and English literature scholar rooted in Hokkaido who led regional literary circles. He established a distinctive poetic domain by fusing metaphysical poetry with Buddhist themes.
関連学会
- Japan Comparative Literature Association
- Japan Association of English Literary Studies
大衆文化への影響
- Poem monument erected at Otaru University of Commerce (1994)
- Poem monument at the Fisheries Museum in Yoichi (1988)
引用
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It is that capricious raging wave
出典: Opening line of "White Cantata" (inscription on poem monument)
豆知識
- Used the pen name Tatsuki Akira (龍木煌).
- Lived in Hokkaido for his entire life and was a leading regional literary figure.
- Known for translations and studies of Herbert Read.