著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1995, no.27, pp.151-164, 1994 (Released:2009-10-07)

参考文献数

30

被引用文献数

1

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Joaquin Miller, a well-known poet as the “Byron of Oregon”, lived his final years on the hills above Oakland, California. Many literary figures and artists gathered there, which seemed to be “a mecca for the lovers of art.” Among them was Yone Noguchi, who wrote some volumes of poetry and was praised in the U. S. and England. He returned to Japan as a world-famous poet.At the turn of the century some Japanese young men follwed Noguchi to stay at Miller's heights, since Miller was born to a Quaker family and was not a racist. Some of them hoped to be poets and others, painters.Isen Kanno, who was born in Sanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, and studied theology in Doshisha, came to Oakland in 1903 and became one of Miller's students. While he learned the art of composing poetry, he fell in love with a sculptress, Gertrude F. Boyle, who stayed there to make a bust of Miller's mother. Though the Japanese were then prohibited from marrying the white American women by law, he was married to Gertrude to prove what love could do.He wrote articles for the Japanese immigrants' newspapers and composed poetry. One of his works was Creation Dawn privately published in 1913, which was staged at the Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea with Mr. and Mrs. Kanno playing parts of hero and heroin. They got a great reputation from both Japanese and Americans by this performance. Isen Kanno must have been happy to be successful, but Fortune didn't keep smiling on him. His happy life was suddenly broken by his wife's love affair with a young art student, Eitaro Ishigaki. This scandal created such a great sensation among the San Franciscans that Gertrude and Ishigaki could stay there no longer and moved to New York. Isen suffered from the betrayal by the two he had believed in. After a month he left Miller's heights and went to Aileton to be a farmer.This is an essay on Isen Kanno's life from his birth to the days he lived in Oakland and San Francisco. The rest of his life will be made clear in the next essay.

著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

東京家政大学博物館

雑誌

東京家政大学博物館紀要 (ISSN:13433709)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, pp.113-130, 2003-02

著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2001, no.33, pp.105-119, 2000 (Released:2010-01-25)

参考文献数

32

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Only a few ariticles and essays on Isen Kanno have been found since his death. They are Eitaro Ishigaki, “Forty-year Vagabond Life in America” (1952), Dengo Matsubara, “Baron Kanno” (1954), Shinsui Kawai, “Isen and Gertrude Kanno” (1955), Tamotsu Mirayama, “An Issei Poet Who Composed English” (1961), Ippei Nomoto, “A Vanished Star” (1973) and Ayako Ishigaki, “A Love Artist Who Crossed the Ocean” (1988). Almost all of them have no reference to Kanno's life, from his birth to death and his literary achievements.In my first essay on Isen Kanno, published in 1994, his life from birth to the days he lived in Joaquin Miller's heights were made clear. In this second essay, the latter half of his life will be revealed.In 1915 Kanno went to New York and stayed in Edwin Markham's residence. He tried to translate Markham's works into Japanese and write biography of Jack London. Reading a lot of books every day in N. Y. Public Library, he then began translating Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat into Japanese using a style of Japanese popular folk song sung in Edo Era. But to his disappointment he could not publish them. He also wrote many articles for Japanese newspaper joining the Japanese immigrants' literary group.In 1929 he and his wife, who left him and went to New York with her lover 14 years ago, finally came back to him. Kanno was very glad to be with his wife again. He went back to San Francisco with her and lived in Nichiren Church in Japan Town.Then Mr. and Mrs. Kanno went to Japan. He expected to get his works published there. His wife, sculptress, had exhibitions at some department stores in Tokyo. At that time militarism seized Japan and displaying nude statues was prohibited. Kanno made efforts to publish his works in vain. After two years they returned to the U. S.As soon as they arrived in San Francisco, his wife passed away of a sudden fever on August 14th, 1937. His beloved wife's death threw him into despair. Four months later he died of pneumonia.His manuscripts of poetry, translation and essays were kept in Nichiren Church. On December 7th, 1941, war broke out between Japan and the U. S. and Japanese Americans were forced to evacuate and sent to concentration camps. All his manuscripts were lost during this period of confusion.Isen Kanno was a determined man who made up his mind to live in the U. S. all his life, marrying to a caucasian artist and wrote in English. He was different from the most Japanese immigrants whose purpose were making money and returning to Japan as rich persons. But war prevented him from being what he expected to be.

著者

篠田 左多江 Shinoda Satae シノダ サタエ

出版者

東京家政大学

雑誌

東京家政大学研究紀要 1 人文社会科学 (ISSN:03851206)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.32, pp.53-65, 1992

著者

篠田 左多江 Shinoda Satae シノダ サタエ

出版者

東京家政大学博物館

雑誌

東京家政大学博物館紀要 (ISSN:13433709)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, pp.113-130, 2003

著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

東京家政大学

雑誌

東京家政大学研究紀要. 1, 人文社会科学 (ISSN:03851206)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.51, pp.69-77, 2011-02-01

著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

東京家政大学

雑誌

東京家政大学研究紀要. 1, 人文社会科学 (ISSN:03851206)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.32, pp.53-66, 1992-02

著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

国際協力事業団

雑誌

海外移住 (ISSN:03886522)

巻号頁・発行日

no.593, pp.24-27, 2000-05

著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

Historical Society of English Studies in Japan

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

no.27, pp.151-164, 1994

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Joaquin Miller, a well-known poet as the "Byron of Oregon", lived his final years on the hills above Oakland, California. Many literary figures and artists gathered there, which seemed to be "a mecca for the lovers of art." Among them was Yone Noguchi, who wrote some volumes of poetry and was praised in the U. S. and England. He returned to Japan as a world-famous poet.<BR>At the turn of the century some Japanese young men follwed Noguchi to stay at Miller's heights, since Miller was born to a Quaker family and was not a racist. Some of them hoped to be poets and others, painters.<BR>Isen Kanno, who was born in Sanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, and studied theology in Doshisha, came to Oakland in 1903 and became one of Miller's students. While he learned the art of composing poetry, he fell in love with a sculptress, Gertrude F. Boyle, who stayed there to make a bust of Miller's mother. Though the Japanese were then prohibited from marrying the white American women by law, he was married to Gertrude to prove what love could do.<BR>He wrote articles for the Japanese immigrants' newspapers and composed poetry. One of his works was <I>Creation Dawn</I> privately published in 1913, which was staged at the Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea with Mr. and Mrs. Kanno playing parts of hero and heroin. They got a great reputation from both Japanese and Americans by this performance. Isen Kanno must have been happy to be successful, but Fortune didn't keep smiling on him. His happy life was suddenly broken by his wife's love affair with a young art student, Eitaro Ishigaki. This scandal created such a great sensation among the San Franciscans that Gertrude and Ishigaki could stay there no longer and moved to New York. Isen suffered from the betrayal by the two he had believed in. After a month he left Miller's heights and went to Aileton to be a farmer.<BR>This is an essay on Isen Kanno's life from his birth to the days he lived in Oakland and San Francisco. The rest of his life will be made clear in the next essay.

著者

篠田 左多江

出版者

Historical Society of English Studies in Japan

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

no.33, pp.105-119, 2000

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Only a few ariticles and essays on Isen Kanno have been found since his death. They are Eitaro Ishigaki, "Forty-year Vagabond Life in America" (1952), Dengo Matsubara, "Baron Kanno" (1954), Shinsui Kawai, "Isen and Gertrude Kanno" (1955), Tamotsu Mirayama, "An Issei Poet Who Composed English" (1961), Ippei Nomoto, "A Vanished Star" (1973) and Ayako Ishigaki, "A Love Artist Who Crossed the Ocean" (1988). Almost all of them have no reference to Kanno's life, from his birth to death and his literary achievements.<BR>In my first essay on Isen Kanno, published in 1994, his life from birth to the days he lived in Joaquin Miller's heights were made clear. In this second essay, the latter half of his life will be revealed.<BR>In 1915 Kanno went to New York and stayed in Edwin Markham's residence. He tried to translate Markham's works into Japanese and write biography of Jack London. Reading a lot of books every day in N. Y. Public Library, he then began translating Omar Khayyam's <I>Rubaiyat</I> into Japanese using a style of Japanese popular folk song sung in Edo Era. But to his disappointment he could not publish them. He also wrote many articles for Japanese newspaper joining the Japanese immigrants' literary group.<BR>In 1929 he and his wife, who left him and went to New York with her lover 14 years ago, finally came back to him. Kanno was very glad to be with his wife again. He went back to San Francisco with her and lived in Nichiren Church in Japan Town.<BR>Then Mr. and Mrs. Kanno went to Japan. He expected to get his works published there. His wife, sculptress, had exhibitions at some department stores in Tokyo. At that time militarism seized Japan and displaying nude statues was prohibited. Kanno made efforts to publish his works in vain. After two years they returned to the U. S.<BR>As soon as they arrived in San Francisco, his wife passed away of a sudden fever on August 14th, 1937. His beloved wife's death threw him into despair. Four months later he died of pneumonia.<BR>His manuscripts of poetry, translation and essays were kept in Nichiren Church. On December 7th, 1941, war broke out between Japan and the U. S. and Japanese Americans were forced to evacuate and sent to concentration camps. All his manuscripts were lost during this period of confusion.<BR>Isen Kanno was a determined man who made up his mind to live in the U. S. all his life, marrying to a caucasian artist and wrote in English. He was different from the most Japanese immigrants whose purpose were making money and returning to Japan as rich persons. But war prevented him from being what he expected to be.