Literary commentary

Japanese: 文芸時評 - ぶんげいじひょう

A genre of criticism that evaluates new literary works and discusses current issues in the literary world. Its predecessor was the "Gettan" column published in various newspapers and magazines in the mid-Meiji period, but it was not until the serialization of "Sanin Jogo" (Three Men's Jougo) in the 1896 issue of "Mesamashi-gusa" by Mori Ogai, Koda Rohan, and Saito Ryokuu that the reading world became aware of its usefulness, and this prompted the appearance of Higuchi Ichiyo and Tayama Katai. Following on from the pioneering work of Uchida Roan and Ishibashi Shingetsuku in the mid-Meiji period, from the end of the Meiji period to the Showa period, Chikamatsu Shuko, Masamune Hakucho, Sato Haruo, Hirotsu Kazuo, and others expanded this field.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新しい文学作品の評価や文壇の時事的な問題を論ずる批評ジャンル。明治中期に各新聞雑誌が掲載した〈月旦（げつたん）〉が前身であるが，読書界にその効用を認識させたのは，1896年《めさまし草》に連載された〈三人冗語（さんにんじようご）〉(森鷗外，幸田露伴，斎藤緑雨)以来で，樋口一葉や田山花袋の登場を促した。明治中期の内田魯庵，石橋忍月による先駆的な仕事をうけつぐ形で，明治末から昭和にかけては，近松秋江，正宗白鳥，佐藤春夫，広津和郎その他が，この分野を拡大してきた。

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