Journey - Dotei

This is the first collection of poems by Takamura Kotaro. It was published by Jojoshisha in October 1914 (Taisho 3). It contains 75 poems and 32 short pieces, from "The Lost Mona Lisa" in 1910 (Meiji 43) to "Autumn Prayer" in 1914. These works were published in Subaru, Zanboa, Shirakaba, Sosaku, and other publications. The structure of the collection was unique for a time when works were arranged chronologically, and it is understood to be an attempt to show the poet's inner formation as it is. In other words, it arranges works from the period when he struggled after returning to Japan and was caught up in the vortex of decadence, to the work in which he met Chieko and sang a prayer for the fulfillment of their love, dramatically unfolding the path of his self-establishment. The first half of the work contains such works as "The Land of Netsuke" and "Father's Face," and is characterized by the intense emotions of youth and twisted criticism of the Japanese culture, while the second half contains such works as "The Path" and "The Soil of May," and is characterized by prayers for reincarnation and admiration for the laws of nature.

[Yasuhiko Ando]

"Collection of Poems by Kotaro Takamura" (Iwanami Bunko, Obunsha Bunko, Shincho Bunko)" ▽ "Kitagawa Taichi's "Koutaro Takamura" (1965, Meiji Shoin)" ▽ "Yoshimoto Takaaki's "Koutaro Takamura Definitive Edition" (1966, Shunjusha)"

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高村光太郎(こうたろう)の第一詩集。1914年（大正3）10月、抒情詩(じょじょうし)社刊。1910年（明治43）の「失はれたるモナ・リザ」から14年の「秋の祈」までの、詩75編、小曲32編を収める。これらの作品は『スバル』『朱欒(ざんぼあ)』『白樺(しらかば)』『創作』などに発表されたものである。詩集の構成は、作品を年代順に並べた当時においては特異なもので、詩人の内的形成をそのまま示そうとしたものと理解される。すなわち、帰国後、デカダンスの渦に巻き込まれて苦闘した時期の作から、智恵子(ちえこ)に巡り会い、彼女との愛の成就(じょうじゅ)を祈りを込めて歌い上げた作までを並べ、その自己定立の歩みを劇的に展開している。前半部には「根付(ねつけ)の国」や「父の顔」などが収められ、青春の激しい情動と日本風土への屈折した批判に特色があり、後半部には「道程」や「五月の土壌」などがあって、転生の祈念と自然理法への賛嘆に特色がある。

［安藤靖彦］

『『高村光太郎詩集』（岩波文庫・旺文社文庫・新潮文庫）』▽『北川太一著『高村光太郎』（1965・明治書院）』▽『吉本隆明著『高村光太郎　決定版』（1966・春秋社）』

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