The Sensation Caused by the Letter of Heibon-Jin : (an Ordinary Person) by Arishima Takeo

Abstract

The impact of a writer's work is not the only thing to be recognized in the literary world. Arishima Takeo's debut, the Letter of Heibon-jin caused a sensation, which developed into an arguement in terms of the methods of criticism, Should this work be discussed as an episode or Arishima's personal history or as the visions seen by the group of people in the literary circles? Studying the aspects of criticism found the sixth year of Taisho era, I have pursued the process of criticism developing to be an independent genre of literture.