Author Profile: Graduated from the Department of Aesthetics and Art History at Tokyo Imperial University. While in Osaka High School, he was also exposed to Marxism and appreciated the works of Korehito Kurahara and Yuriko Nakajo. He was also classmates with Yoshimi Takeuchi in high school. During his time at university, he was active as a founding member of the "Japan Romantic School" along with Katsuichiro Kamei, developing a critique of modern civilization and Japanese classicism. In 1936 (Showa 11), he won the 1st Iketani Shinzaburo Award for his debut work, "Bridges of Japan," establishing his position as a critic. After that, as a central figure in the Japan Romantic School, he became a representative critic of the era until the end of the Pacific War (Greater East Asia War). In 1958 (Showa 33), he built a mountain villa "Miyo-do" in Narutaki, Kyoto, and spent his later years there. Haruo Sato said, "I recognize him as a poet because of his dwelling," and praised it as "Miyo-do of the West," alongside the Shisendo of the East. Furthermore, Yasunari Kawabata declared, "The Yasuda residence is far superior to the Shisendo." "Yojuro Yasuda, born in Nara and well-versed in the classics, continued to preach the ideal form of this country and literature throughout his life. As a central figure in the Japan Romantic School and seen as a supporter of the Greater East Asia War, what did he truly write? Reading the works of the literary scholar who continued to resonate with the souls of Yamato Takeru, Otomo no Yakamochi, Emperor Gotoba, Basho, and countless soldiers who went to the battlefield—retrace the true path of literature." (Hideki Maeda, Emeritus Professor of French Literature, Rikkyo University) This is a copy of Yojuro Yasuda's "History of Japanese Literature," published by Shinchosha in 1972, with a box and obi. The title and frontispiece are by Takeshi Hayashi. There is little yellowing due to aging, and there are no writings or library stamps. Please consider purchasing with the understanding that it is a 51-year-old used book. *Also, the following works by Yojuro Yasuda are also for sale: Izumi Shikibu Private Notes Emperor Gotoba Modern Eccentrics