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Yoshida Seiichi

よしだ せいいち

Yoshida Seiichi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1908-11-12 (Yokogomicho, Honjo-ku, Tokyo)
Died
1984-06-09 age 75
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Japanese literature scholar, University professor
Active Years
1934-1984
Affiliations
Nishogakusha University, Takushoku University, Chuo University, Tokyo University of Education, University of Tokyo, Saitama University, Otsuma Women’s University, Japan Academy
Memberships
Member of the Japan Academy
Influenced By
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Kafu Nagai, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

Education

Tokyo Prefectural Third Middle School
Year of Graduation: 1926
Country: Japan
First Higher School
Year of Graduation: 1929
Country: Japan
Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University
Department of Japanese Literature
Year of Graduation: 1932
Country: Japan
University of Tokyo
Degree: 文学博士
Year of Graduation: 1960
Country: Japan

Awards

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1955
Work: Gendai Bungaku-ron Taikei
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: winner
Arts Encouragement Prize by the Minister of Education
1956
Work: Research on Naturalism; System of Modern Literary Theory
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: winner
Japan Art Academy Prize
1959
Work: Research on Naturalism
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: winner
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class
1979
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: award

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Research on Modern Japanese Romanticism

1940 Research

Research on Naturalism

1955 Research

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Empirical researchAesthetically grounded

Legacy

He was a pioneer in the study of modern Japanese literature and had a significant impact on academic circles.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Modern Literature Association
  • Japan Academy

Trivia

  • Buried in Aoyama Cemetery