Uchida Roan Profile Born in Edo Shitaya. He became deeply interested in literature through his association with Futabatei Shimei and Tsubouchi Shoyo. He criticized the playful literature of Ozaki Koyo and Yamada Bimyo, and in 1894 (Meiji 27), under the name of Sanmojiyakinpei, he published "How to Become a Literary Person," which satirized the vulgarity of the literary world at the time. He also criticized Yano Ryukei, who advocated superficial grand literature, as utilitarian and entertainment-oriented, sparking literary debates. In 1894, he published "How to Become a Literary Person" under the name Sanmojiyakinpei. On the other hand, he also focused on novels, realistically depicting the inner emptiness and conflicts of intellectuals in "Kure no 28th" (Shincho Gekkan, March 1898) and satirically depicting the contradictions of various social strata in "Social Hundred Faces," and was evaluated as a leading figure in social novels. Yanagida Izumi Profile Born in Aomori Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Waseda University. Known for collecting a vast amount of old books and conducting empirical research. He studied under Uchida Roan, Koda Rohan, Tsubouchi Shoyo, Miyake Setsurei, and Kinoshita Naoe, and learned much from them, leaving valuable testimonies in his writings. Yanagida Izumi's works, including the unfinished "Meiji Literature Research," "Koda Rohan," "Tsubouchi Shoyo," and "Essays on Meiji Literature," are indispensable for understanding Meiji literature. This is a boxed edition of "Meiji Writers" edited by Uchida Roan and Yanagida Izumi, published by Chikuma Shobo in October 1941 (first edition). The box has sun damage, stains, and scratches, but the main body has relatively few signs of aging such as sun damage and stains, and there are no writings or bookplates, and the construction is solid and in good condition. Please consider purchasing this item, understanding that it is an 83-year-old used book.