Hagiwara Sakutaro and Modern Poetic Language: Edogawa Rampo, Maruyama Kaoru, Nakahara Chuya, the Shiki School, the Popular Poetry School, Etc.

Deciphering the constellation woven by contemporary poets, with a focus on Sakutaro

This groundbreaking work sheds light on the intersection between Edogawa Ranpo, Inagaki Taruho, Maruyama Kaoru, Nakahara Chuya, Yoshimoto Takaaki, the Shikiha school, and the popular poets like Shiratori Shogo, and Kitahara Hakushu... This groundbreaking work sheds light on the intersection between Hagiwara Sakutaro and poets and writers who transcend party lines.

Following "Sakutaro as a Media: The Torn Modernity/Poet," this collection of essays delves into the roots of Hagiwara Sakutaro's poetic language, Yasu Satoshi's first collection in 16 years.

By meticulously attuned to the rhythms of the text and delving meticulously into the context of poetic history, Yasu Satoshi vividly brings to light the mysteries of the creativity of Hagiwara Sakutaro, the greatest practitioner of modern Japanese "minor literature." -- Matsuura Toshiaki