Poem
Hirohito
| Title | Hirohito |
|---|---|
| Author | Ruaidhrí Ó Tuathail |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
| Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Duirling | 1992 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2184
Collection/Anthology Details
| Collection/Anthology | Le Duirling |
|---|---|
| Date of Publication | 1992 |
| Publisher | Coiscéim (Ireland) |
| Page Number(s) | 38 |
Publication Overview
| Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
| Human Rights Issues | |
|---|---|
| War / Genocide Referenced | |
| Languages | |
| Genre | Short Lyric |
| Medium | Print Collection |
| Notes | This is a short poem about Hirohito, Emperor of Japan during World War II. He also presided over Japan's colonial expansion and atrocities such as the Rape of Nanking. The war and the imperial legacy of Japan are not mentioned explicitly in the poem, but there is a description of him as imagining himself as a 'small God', which may hint at the hubris with which he pursued, or at least permitted, aggressive Japanese expansion. |
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