Masamune Atsuo
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was a Japanese literature
researcher and poet
.
Born in Wake District
Honami (present-day Bizen
), Okayama Prefecture
, he was the younger brother of novel
ist and literary critic
Masamune Hakuchō
. While his brother moved to Tokyo
to work, Atsuo remained home and ran the family business. He studied waka
under the guidance of Inoue Michiyasu, and was friends with Shimaki Akahiko and Saitō Mokichi. In addition to work, he wrote waka and researched Japanese literature. Due to his achievements, in 1952 he became a professor at Notre Dame Seishin University
in Okayama.
He collected old and rare books, and in 1936 established the . This collection is still in existence and contains many valuable texts.
Japanese literature
Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. Indian literature also had an influence through the diffusion of Buddhism in Japan...
researcher and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
Born in Wake District
Wake District, Okayama
Wake is a district located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 30,110 and a density of 112.02 persons per km². The total area is 268.79 km².-History:...
Honami (present-day Bizen
Bizen, Okayama
is a city located in Okayama, Japan. The city is particularly famous for its Bizen-yaki pottery. It is also home to literary critic Hakuchō Masamune's birthplace, which is now a museum....
), Okayama Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, he was the younger brother of novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist and literary critic
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
Masamune Hakuchō
Hakuchō Masamune
, a pseudonym of Tadao Masamune was a noted Japanese critic, novelist, and dramatist, and a leading member of the Japanese Naturalist school of literature....
. While his brother moved to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
to work, Atsuo remained home and ran the family business. He studied waka
Waka (poetry)
Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...
under the guidance of Inoue Michiyasu, and was friends with Shimaki Akahiko and Saitō Mokichi. In addition to work, he wrote waka and researched Japanese literature. Due to his achievements, in 1952 he became a professor at Notre Dame Seishin University
Notre Dame Seishin University
is a private women's college in Okayama, Okayama, Japan. The predecessor of the school, women's school, was founded in 1886, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.- International Network of Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Universities:...
in Okayama.
He collected old and rare books, and in 1936 established the . This collection is still in existence and contains many valuable texts.