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Rintaro Goyama

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Goyama Rintaro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1977-01-01 (Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Kanbun scholar (Sinologist), University professor, Researcher
Active Years
2000-
Affiliations
National Diet Library (Japan), Osaka University, Graduate School of Letters, Keio University, Faculty of Letters

Education

Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School
Period: 1993-1996
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: Japan
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Department of Language and Culture (Japanese Language and Literature)
Degree: Bachelor
Period: 1996-2000
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: Japan
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Japanese Culture Studies (Japanese Language and Literature) / Japanese Language and Literature (Classical Japanese Literature)
Degree: PhD
Period: 2006-2010
Year of Graduation: 2010
Country: Japan
Completed doctoral program

Awards

Japan Classical Literature Academic Prize
2015
Work: Study of Japanese Chinese Poetry and Prose in the Bakumatsu–Meiji Period
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Study of Japanese Chinese Poetry and Prose in the Bakumatsu–Meiji Period

2014 Scholarly monograph (Kanbun/Chinese literature in Japan)

A scholarly study examining the formation and transformation of kanbun (Chinese-style poetry and prose) in Japan during the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods. Through textual analysis and consideration of institutional contexts, it clarifies developments in modern Japanese kanbun literature.

Japanese kanbun literatureBakumatsu and Meiji periodsphilologymodernization and literature

Japanese Kanbun Literature as a Cultural Apparatus (editor, co-edited)

2019 Edited volume (essays)

An edited collection on Japanese kanbun literature co-edited with several scholars, discussing the field from multiple perspectives including institutional history, reception, and textual analysis.

reception historycomparative literaturekanbun studies

Bibliography

  • Study of Japanese Chinese Poetry and Prose in the Bakumatsu–Meiji Period (Izumi Shoin, 2014)
  • Japanese Kanbun Literature as a Cultural Apparatus (co-ed., Bensei Publishing, 2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly, source-driven essaysPrecise textual analysis
Recurring Motifs
kanbun and Chinese poetrymodernization vs. traditioninstitutions and reception

Legacy

A scholar known for studies of kanbun literature in the Edo–Meiji periods. Through monographs and edited volumes he has contributed to systematizing the field and is respected for both research and teaching.

Trivia

  • Born in Fukuoka Prefecture.
  • Won the 8th Japan Classical Literature Academic Prize in 2015 for his monograph on Bakumatsu–Meiji kanbun.
  • Worked at the National Diet Library before becoming a university faculty member; currently a professor at Keio University.