Sekine Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1996) award
Akemi Yoneda
よねだ あけみ
Yoneda Akemi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-01-01 （Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- scholar, educator, professor
- Affiliations
- Konan Women's University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konan Women's University | Faculty of Letters | Japanese Language and Culture | 博士（国文学） | — | Japan |
Konan Women's University
Faculty of Letters
/ Japanese Language and Culture
Degree:
博士（国文学）
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral program at Konan Women's University Graduate School of Letters. PhD in Japanese literature.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sekine Prize | Study on the Structure of the Fuyo Waka-shu | — | — | winner |
Sekine Prize
1996
Work:
Study on the Structure of the Fuyo Waka-shu
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Study on the Structure of the Fuyo Waka-shu
1996 Academic (waka studies)A study analyzing the textual structure and compilation process of the Fuyo Waka-shu, aiming to clarify structural features of the waka collection.
wakaclassical Japanese literaturetextual studies
Kurako Manuscript Genji: Umegae & Momijigari (Facsimile, Transcription, Commentary)
2010 Critical edition / facsimileA facsimile edition with transcription and commentary of the Kurako Genji manuscript's 'Umegae' and 'Momijigari' held by Konan Women's University. Notes the manuscript's mid-Kamakura-period characteristics and status among the oldest copies.
The Tale of Genjimanuscript studiestextual criticism
Bibliography
- Study on the Structure of the Fuyo Waka-shu. Kasama Shoin, 1996.
- Kurako Manuscript Genji: Umegae & Momijigari (Facsimile, Transcription, Commentary). Bensei Publishing, 2010.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly, annotative styledetail-oriented, text-focused analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- textual comparisonbibliographic analysis of manuscripts
Legacy
Contributed to textual scholarship on waka and The Tale of Genji through manuscript identification and critical editions. Known for rediscovering and bringing to publication an important Genji manuscript held by Konan Women's University.
Archives
- Konan Women's University Library (holds the Konan Genji manuscript in storage)
Trivia
- While preparing an exhibition for the Genji Millennium in 2008, she re-examined a Konan Women's University Genji manuscript (Umegae) and noticed differences from known copies, leading to professional authentication as a mid-Kamakura-period manuscript of high significance.
- Received the Sekine Prize in 1996.