Modern Japanese Authors and Their Works

...While working at the former Himeji High School, Tokyo Prefectural High School, Beijing Normal University, and Hosei University, he first took up modern Japanese literature as a researcher, something that had previously only been a hobby or a subject of retrospection. He established the foundations of research with his careful appreciation, broad social perspective, and sharp criticism. Many of his books, including Modern Japanese Writers and Their Works (1939), continue to be read by researchers even after his death. His collected works are available in 11 volumes. ...

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…のち旧制姫路高校，東京府立高校，北京師範大学，法政大学に勤めながら，それまで趣味か回顧の対象にすぎなかった日本近代文学にたいして，はじめて研究者として取り組み，精到な鑑賞と広い社会的な視野と鋭い批評とで，研究の基礎を確立した。《近代日本の作家と作品》(1939)をはじめとする多くの著書は，没後も研究者たちに読まれ続けている。著作集11巻がある。…

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