Three-person idiom - Sanninjogo

Japanese: 三人冗語 - さんにんじょうご

This was a joint critique of works by Mori Ogai, Koda Rohan, and Saito Ryokuu in issues 3-7 of the magazine Meshamashigusa (March-July 1896), edited by Mori Ogai. Following an introduction of the work by "Todori" (the head priest), pseudonyms such as "Hiiki" and "Sashide" provided critiques, making this the first anonymous roundtable literary critique. As authorities in the critical world at the time, they harshly criticized many works, but their critique of Higuchi Ichiyo's Takekurabe (issue 4) was famous for its rave reviews of the novel, which instantly raised her literary reputation.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

森鷗外主宰の雑誌《めさまし草》第3～7号(1896年3月～7月)において，鷗外，幸田露伴，斎藤緑雨の3人が行った作品合評。〈頭取（とうどり）〉(鷗外)による作品紹介に続いて，〈ひいき〉〈さし出〉などの変名の人物が批評する形式をとる，最初の匿名座談会形式の文芸時評。当時の批評界の権威として，多くの作品を辛辣に批判したなかで，樋口一葉の《たけくらべ》に対する批評(第4号)は，この小説を絶賛し，彼女の文名を一躍高めたことで有名である。

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