著者

家森 長治郎

出版者

奈良教育大学

雑誌

奈良教育大学紀要 人文・社会科学 (ISSN:05472393)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, no.1, pp.1-16, 1970-11

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He changed school on Nov. 4, 1904, when he was in the middle course of the second year grade of the Tatsuno middle-school. The private middle-school "Shizutani-ko" was situated at Shizutani, Bizen-cho, Wake District, Okayama Prefecture. At first he stayed in the school dormitory, and then he rented a room from a farmer, and his study was a small villa in a pear orchard called "Fugen-en". In these Fugen-en days he behaved at the disposal of his free and unrestrained disposition, and we may admit that his activity for productive work was rapidly increased. He was a coterie of the "Hakko" in Okayama, the "Gyosei" in Tsuyama, and "Mikashiho" in Himeji and wrote "Tanka" and poems for these journals. He also contributed "Tanka" to the "Bunko" and the "Shirayuri" in Tokyo. "Haiku", "Tanka" and poetry of his own were collected in a pamphlet named "Teisho", written with writing brush and it was deposited with his intimate friend, Yunoshin Wakizaka. Rofu went up to Tokyo late in August of 1905, after withdrawing from Shizutani-ko on July 1. In memorial of Shizutani-ko he published a book, "Natsu-hime", dated July 15, 1905, which contained 113 pieces of Tanka and 10 poems. His chief interest in those days seemed to lie rather in Tanka than in poems. This treatise is concerned with his Shizutani-period, from his removal into the school to his withdrawal, and with his life and literary, i. e. creative achivement.