- HANSHIZEN SHUGI
- See ANTINATURALISM.
Historical dictionary of modern Japanese literature and theater. J. Scott Miller. 2009.
Historical dictionary of modern Japanese literature and theater. J. Scott Miller. 2009.
SHUGI — In the early half of the Meiji period, the term shugi came into use as a translation of the English word “principle” and quickly began to be used to render the suffix ism into Japanese. As waves of philosophical and literary movements washed… … Japanese literature and theater
ANTINATURALISM — Antinaturalism (hanshizen shugi) developed in opposition to the naturalism of Shimazaki Toson and Tayama Katai. Seen as a progression of the Meiji period yoyuha (leisure school) founded by Masaoka Shiki, Mori Ogai, and Natsume Soseki,… … Japanese literature and theater