Subaru (literary magazine)

Subaru (スバル) was a literary magazine published monthly in Japan between January 1909 and December 1913.[1][2] The name of the publisher was Subaru (昴), written in kanji as opposed to the magazine title written in katakana.

Not to be confused with the literary magazine of the same name published by Shueisha.
Subaru
スバル
Subaru 1st issue
EditorIshikawa Takuboku
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencyMonthly
First issueJanuary 1909
Final issueDecember 1913
CompanySubaru (昴)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Subaru was the spiritual successor to the better-known and longer-running magazine Myōjō.[1][2] It mainly focused on the publication of poetry and was known for its advocacy of the trend of romanticism in Japanese literature in the late Meiji period (1868 – 1912).[1][2] It was priced at 30 sen (0.3 yen) and ultimately published 60 issues in total.[3][4]

Overview

In 1909, after Myōjō ceased publication, Mori Ōgai[2] and a few other prominent Myōjō writers including Tekkan Yosano[2] and Akiko Yosano came together to publish a new magazine that would become Subaru.[4] Ishikawa Takuboku initially served as editor.[1] The magazine was noted for publishing works by Ishikawa, as well as Mokutaro Kinoshita, Kōtarō Takamura, Yoshii Isamu (1886 – 1960), and Hakushū Kitahara (the latter leaving Myōjō in January 1908 was one of the factors contributing to its going out of print[5]).[6] Anti-Naturalist and Romantic writings were most prominent, and writers known for having their works published in Subaru were known as Subaru-ists (スバル派, Subaru-ha).

Among the works Mori Ōgai published in the magazine were The Wild Geese,[2] Vita Sexualis, and Seinen.[1] Yoshii first published Sake hogai and Gogo san-ji in the magazine.[6] The complete run of Subaru was reprinted in facsimile in 1965 by the publishing house Rinsen Shoten.[4][7]

References
  1. Keene, Donald 1999 Dawn to the West: A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 4. New York : Columbia University Press. p.25
  2. Hayakawa Kunio 2006 "Meiji 42-nen, Hesse Hatsu-tōjō". Ichimon (website), no. 65. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. "すばる" [Subaru]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. "スバル" [Subaru]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  5. Keene 1999. p.26
  6. "スバル" [Subaru]. Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 683276033. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  7. スバル [Subaru] (in Japanese). Kyōto, Japan: Rinsen Shoten. 1965. OCLC 10698136. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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