"Longing" (Literature) - Longing

…Dropped out of Morioka Prefectural Junior High School. During his time at school, he was exposed to romantic literature from the Myojo school and aspired to become a poet. In 1905, he published a collection of poems titled Akogare (Longing), which sang of the supremacy of love, and became known as a genius poet. However, around the same time, he got married and his father lost his job, which left him facing financial difficulties. His poetic sensibility weakened, and he turned to writing novels. …

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…県立盛岡中学中退。在学中に《明星》系の浪漫主義文学に触れて詩人を志し，1905年，愛の至上性を歌う詩集《あこがれ》を刊行し，天才少年詩人の名をはせた。しかし同じころ結婚し，また父が失職して生活難に直面させられ，詩情に衰えをきたし，小説に筆を転じた。…

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