Kōnosuke Hinatsu (日夏 耿之介, Hinatsu Kōnosuke, February 22, 1890 – June 13, 1971) was the pen-name of a Japanese poet known for his romantic and gothic poetry patterned after English literature. His real name was Kunito Higuchi.
In 1915 Hinatsu founded the magazine Shijin (Poets) with Daigaku Horiguchi and Yaso Saijō.
In 1917, Hinatsu published the first anthology of his own works, Tenshin no sho, which combined elements from both genre into what he described as “gothic romanticism”. Using complex symbolism, his works were a distinct contrast from the realistic poetry then in vogue.
His critical study, Meiji Taisho shi shi (History of Poetry in the Meiji and Taisho eras, 1929) was the first scholarly history of modern Japanese poetry, and was appointed a professor at the Waseda University Department of Literature in 1931. He resigned in 1935, but after receiving his doctorate in literature, returned to Waseda University as a professor in 1939.
In 1949, he revised his History of Poetry in the Meiji and Taisho eras, expanding it into three volumes, which were awarded the 1st Yomiuri Prize in 1950. In 1952, Hinatsu accepted a post as professor of English literature at Aoyama Gakuin University; however, he suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1956, and returned to his native Iida. In 1961, he returned to Tokyo and his post at Aoyama Gakuin University, where he remained until his death in 1971.
In 1986, the Hinatsu Kōnosuke Memorial Building was opened in his honor at the Iida Municipal Museum in Iida, Nagano.
Vines, Lois. Poe Abroad: Influence Reputation Affinities. University of Iowa Press. (2002) ISBN1587293218
Frédéric, Louis. Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press (2002). ISBN0674017536
October 19, 2023
kōnosuke, hinatsu, 日夏, 耿之介, hinatsu, kōnosuke, february, 1890, june, 1971, name, japanese, poet, known, romantic, gothic, poetry, patterned, after, english, literature, real, name, kunito, higuchi, born, 1890, february, 1890iida, nagano, japandied13, june, 197. Kōnosuke Hinatsu 日夏 耿之介 Hinatsu Kōnosuke February 22 1890 June 13 1971 was the pen name of a Japanese poet known for his romantic and gothic poetry patterned after English literature His real name was Kunito Higuchi Kōnosuke HinatsuBorn 1890 02 22 22 February 1890Iida Nagano JapanDied13 June 1971 1971 06 13 aged 81 Iida Nagano JapanOccupationWriter University ProfessorGenrepoetry literary criticismBiography EditA native of what is now part of Iida city in Nagano prefecture Hinatsu graduated from Waseda University and was later a professor of English literature at Waseda He was influenced by the works of Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe and the Japanese writers Yukio Mishima and Tatsuhiko Shibusawa His specialty was the translation of romantic and gothic poetry from English into Japanese Always in poor health and a fervent Roman Catholic he always had an icon of the Virgin Mary in his room In 1915 Hinatsu founded the magazine Shijin Poets with Daigaku Horiguchi and Yaso Saijō In 1917 Hinatsu published the first anthology of his own works Tenshin no sho which combined elements from both genre into what he described as gothic romanticism Using complex symbolism his works were a distinct contrast from the realistic poetry then in vogue His critical study Meiji Taisho shi shi History of Poetry in the Meiji and Taisho eras 1929 was the first scholarly history of modern Japanese poetry and was appointed a professor at the Waseda University Department of Literature in 1931 He resigned in 1935 but after receiving his doctorate in literature returned to Waseda University as a professor in 1939 In 1949 he revised his History of Poetry in the Meiji and Taisho eras expanding it into three volumes which were awarded the 1st Yomiuri Prize in 1950 In 1952 Hinatsu accepted a post as professor of English literature at Aoyama Gakuin University however he suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1956 and returned to his native Iida In 1961 he returned to Tokyo and his post at Aoyama Gakuin University where he remained until his death in 1971 In 1986 the Hinatsu Kōnosuke Memorial Building was opened in his honor at the Iida Municipal Museum in Iida Nagano See also EditJapanese literature List of Japanese authorsReferences EditVines Lois Poe Abroad Influence Reputation Affinities University of Iowa Press 2002 ISBN 1587293218 Frederic Louis Japan Encyclopedia Harvard University Press 2002 ISBN 0674017536 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kōnosuke Hinatsu amp oldid 1170065255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
