Takamura, Kotaro
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...in France, where he was profoundly influenced by Rodin, Takamura devoted his career to applying Western aesthetics to Japanese poetry and sculpture. Takamuras poetry, almost all in free verse, underwent many changes. His early decadent style later shifted...