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第10回（1972年） award
Shigeo Washizu
わしす しげお
Washizu Shigeo
ペンネーム:
Fugun（Pen name used for Chinese-style poetry）,
Danil Vasilievsky（Poetic persona derived from his baptismal name, used in his epic-style series）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1915-01-07 （Hanasaki-cho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 死没
- 1982-07-27 （Omiya (now part of Saitama), Saitama, Japan (hospital)） 67歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 宗教
- Eastern Orthodox (Greek Orthodox) （洗礼名: Danil）
- 居住地歴
- Yokohama, Kanagawa (birth and early years) → Sapporo (postwar period until early 1970s) → Yono, Saitama Prefecture (from 1971) → Omiya (now part of Saitama), Saitama (later years)
経歴
- 職業
- poet, critic, religious critic, proofreader
- 活動期間
- 1930年〜1982年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Saint-John Perse, Charles Baudelaire, Akio Tomizawa, Tetsuzo Wada
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama Commercial School (now Yokohama Municipal Yokohama Commercial High School) | — | — | — | 1927–1934 (school years; approximate) | Japan |
| Kokugakuin University | — | — | — | 入学・在籍時期不詳 | Japan |
Yokohama Commercial School (now Yokohama Municipal Yokohama Commercial High School)
期間:
1927–1934 (school years; approximate)
卒業年:
1933
国:
Japan
Studied classical Chinese poetry and other poetic forms while enrolled
Kokugakuin University
期間:
入学・在籍時期不詳
国:
Japan
Studied under Norio Orikuchi's circle; exact enrollment/graduation details unknown
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Rekitei Prize (10th) | Collected Poems of Shigeo Washizu (Definitive Edition) | — | Rekitei (literary circle/publication) | winner |
| 1982 | Takami Jun Prize (12th) | Song of Deeds: Daniel's Revelation, Book III | — | Takami Jun Prize Committee | winner |
| 1966 | H Prize (nominee) | Journey to the End of Night: Book I of Danil Vasilievsky's Writings | — | unknown | nominated |
Rekitei Prize (10th)
1971
対象作品:
Collected Poems of Shigeo Washizu (Definitive Edition)
主催:
Rekitei (literary circle/publication)
結果:
winner
Takami Jun Prize (12th)
1982
対象作品:
Song of Deeds: Daniel's Revelation, Book III
主催:
Takami Jun Prize Committee
結果:
winner
H Prize (nominee)
1966
対象作品:
Journey to the End of Night: Book I of Danil Vasilievsky's Writings
主催:
unknown
結果:
nominated
受賞・候補エディション
Takami Jun Award
1回登壇
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第12回（1982年） award
作品
代表作
Collected Poems of Shigeo Washizu (Definitive Edition)
1971年 Poetry collectionA definitive large-volume collection combining previously published poetry with unpublished works and essays; a comprehensive edition of his poetry.
religiositytransformationepic-mode narration
Song of Deeds: Daniel's Revelation, Book III
1981年 PoetryOne of his late representative works, a series of poems using religious and symbolic motifs.
Christian mythrevelationritual
Akuin
1950年 PoetryFirst poetry collection, published by the North Poetry Society; contains works from the immediate postwar period.
postwar experiencenaturesolitude
全著作
- Haiku collection 'Rekijitsu', Azumaya Group, 1939
- 'Akuin', Hokuhō Shiwakai, 1950
- 'The Banner of Descendants', Sarorun Shobō, 1951
- 'Under the Eyes of the Barbarians', Sarorun Shobō, 1954
- 'Metamorphosis', Japan Futurists, 1957
- Collected Poems of Shigeo Washizu (Definitive Edition), Kokubunsha, 1971
- Shigeo Washizu Poetry Collection, Shichōsha, 1972
- 'Book of Memory: Writings of Danil Vasilievsky, Vol. IV', Shichōsha, 1975
- 'Lamentations: Daniel's Revelation Book I', Shoji Ringo-ya, 1976
- 'Song of Spiritual Wisdom: Daniel's Revelation Book II', Shichōsha, 1978
- 'Song of Deeds: Daniel's Revelation Book III', Ozawa Shoten, 1981
- Haiku collection 'Sekitai: Washizu Shigeo Old Haiku', Kokubunsha, 1981
- 'Madness and the Lyre', Ozawa Shoten, 1976
- 'Gods by the Roadside', Meisōsha, 1976
- Translation (co-translation) 'The Rose and the Cross' by Alexander Blok, Shoji Ringo-ya, 1979
作風・主題
- 文体
- epic-longform poetrymetaphysical versesymbolist expression
- 頻出モチーフ
- religious / Christian motifsrevelation and transformationclassical and Eastern icon imagery
健康
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malaria1939年頃（復員後〜その後の再召集時期）Hospitalization and ill health influenced his departure from farming and subsequent employment changes
評価・遺産
An important figure in postwar Japanese poetry for his religiosity and epic-style expression. Influenced by Eastern Orthodox Christianity, he is recognized for a distinctive worldview and poetic theory; his collected works and late poetry prompted critical reevaluation.
記念館・博物館
- Saitama City Museum (formerly Omiya City Museum) Saitama City, Saitama, Japan 2000年開館
関連学会
- Japan Contemporary Poets Association
資料所蔵先
- Saitama City Museum (hosted exhibitions and holds related materials)
豆知識
- Born into a family of Eastern Orthodox Christians; his baptismal name was 'Danil'.
- Served as a radio operator during the wars and composed Chinese-style poetry relying on prosody.
- Won the Rekitei Prize for his definitive collected poems one year before retirement.
- 'Song of Deeds' won the 12th Takami Jun Prize; he collapsed and died in the same year.