Takuji Ohte

Poet. His early pen name was Yoshikawa Soichiro. Born November 3, 1887 (December 3 according to his family register) in Gunma Prefecture. Lost both parents at a young age and grew up under the care of his grandfather Manpei, the pioneer of Isobe Onsen. Graduated from the English department of Waseda University. Worked in the advertising department of Lion Toothpaste. Born with a strong sense of shame, he had a tendency to be lonely, partly due to hearing loss in his left ear since middle school. He remained single until the age of 46. He was recognized by Kitahara Hakushu and published poems in such magazines as "Zamboa," "Chijyujunrei," and "ARS." He was called one of the "three ravens under Hakushu's banner" along with Hagiwara Sakutaro and Muro Saisei, but he had few friends in the poetry world and his poems were extremely introspective, indulging in mysterious and fantastical beauty. He was familiar with Japanese classics and was deeply influenced by French symbolist poetry from an early age, and his perfected colloquial poetry is rich in musical beauty and had a strong influence on Sakutaro. Along with Mitomi Kuchiha, it can be said that he was the originator of the new symbolist poetry in Japan. He also translated many excellent poems by Baudelaire and others. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis on April 18, 1934. After his death, his poetry collections "The Indigo Toad" (1936), "The Snake's Bride" (1940), and others were published.

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"The Complete Works of Takuji Ote, 5 volumes and 1 supplementary volume (1970-71, Hakuohsha)"

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詩人。初期の筆名は吉川惣一郎(そういちろう)。明治20年11月3日（戸籍上では12月3日）群馬県生まれ。幼時両親に死別し、磯部(いそべ)温泉の開拓者である祖父万平のもとに成長した。早稲田(わせだ)大学英文科卒業。ライオン歯磨広告部に勤務。生来、羞恥(しゅうち)心が強く、中学時代からの左耳難聴も手伝って孤独癖が強かった。46歳の生涯を独身で通した。北原白秋に認められ、『朱欒(ザンボア)』『地上巡礼』『ARS(アルス)』などに詩を発表、萩原朔太郎(はぎわらさくたろう)、室生犀星(むろうさいせい)とともに「白秋旗下の三羽烏(さんばがらす)」と称されたが、詩壇的交友はほとんどなく、詩もまた極度に内面的で、妖(あや)しい幻想的な美をほしいままにしている。日本の古典に親しみ、早くからフランス象徴詩の影響を深く受けた彼の完成された口語詩は、音楽的な美しさに富み、朔太郎に強い影響を与えている。三富朽葉(みとみくちは)と並んで日本における新しい象徴詩は彼に始まるといってよい。ボードレールほかの優れた訳詩も多い。昭和9年4月18日、肺結核で死去。死後、詩集『藍色(あいいろ)の蟇(ひき)』（1936）、『蛇の花嫁』（1940）ほかが刊行された。

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『『大手拓次全集』5巻・別巻1（1970～71・白凰社）』

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