Iwano Hōmei
Iwano Hōmei ( Japanese 岩 野 泡 鳴 ; born January 20, 1873 in Awaji , Hyōgo Prefecture ; † May 9, 1920 ) was a Japanese writer and translator. Iwano is considered a representative of Japanese naturalism .
Ivano wanted to be a Christian missionary in his youth, but then turned to literature. He first published several volumes of poetry and some not very successful Kabuki dramas and then wrote poetological ( Shintaishi no sahō , 1907; Shintaishi shi , 1907-08) and literary studies ( Shimpiteki hanjū shugi , 1906; Shin shizen shugi , 1908). From 1909 he wrote several autobiographical novels, including Tandeki ("Dekandenz", 1909) and Hōmei gobusaku ( 泡 鳴 五 部 作 , for example: "The five lives of Iwano Hōmei", 1911). He also emerged as a translator of Plutarch's works .
source
- Louis Frédéric : Japan Encyclopedia . Harvard University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-674-00770-0 , pp. 409 (English, limited preview in the Google book search - French: Japon, dictionnaire et civilization . Translated by Käthe Roth).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iwano, Hōmei |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 岩 野 泡 鳴 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese writer, literary critic and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Awaji |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 9, 1920 |