Jodai Bungakukai Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1986) award
Shigemi Higashi
ひがし しげみ
Higashi Shigemi
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1953-01-01 （Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Researcher, University Professor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University
- Influenced By
- Susumu Nakanishi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seijo University | — | Graduate School, Doctoral Program | 博士（文学） | — | Japan |
Seijo University
Graduate School, Doctoral Program
Degree:
博士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Japan
Earned Ph.D. in Literature (1996). Doctoral dissertation: study on Otomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Jodai Literature Society Prize | The Position of Okura's Poems from the Perspective of Liu-Chao Buddhism | — | Jodai Bungakkai | 受賞 |
Jodai Literature Society Prize
1986
Work:
The Position of Okura's Poems from the Perspective of Liu-Chao Buddhism
Organization:
Jodai Bungakkai
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Otomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume
1994 Scholarly workA detailed study of Otomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume, examining the person and her works.
ManyoshuPoet studiesClassical Japanese literature
Otomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume: Person and Works (co-authored)
1998 Edited volumeCo-authored volume edited by Susumu Nakanishi compiling essays on Otomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume.
PoetologyClassical studies
New Landscapes of the Manyoshu in East Asia
2000 Scholarly workReexamines the Manyoshu from an East Asian perspective and presents new landscapes of interpretation.
ManyoshuEast Asian comparative literature
Tenpyo Manyoshu Studies (co-edited)
2003 Co-edited volumeA co-edited collection of studies on the Manyoshu in the Tenpyo period.
Tenpyo periodManyoshu
Studies on Yamanoue no Okura
2006 Scholarly workA specialist study of the poetry of Yamanoue no Okura and its contexts.
Yamanoue no OkuraAncient poetry
Enjoying the Manyoshu's Seasons with Ancient Calendars
2013 Popular scholarly workA popular book explaining the seasonal sense in the Manyoshu through ancient calendars.
CalendarsSense of seasonsManyoshu
Bibliography
- Otomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume (Kasama Shoin, 1994)
- Otomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume: Person and Works (co-authored, Oufuu, 1998)
- New Landscapes of the Manyoshu in East Asia (Nishinippon Shimbunsha, 2000)
- Tenpyo Manyoshu Studies (co-edited, Kanrinshobo, 2003)
- Studies on Yamanoue no Okura (Kanrinshobo, 2006)
- Enjoying the Manyoshu's Seasons with Ancient Calendars (Kasama Shoin, 2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, annotation-focused writingPhilological approaches to classical Japanese literature
- Recurring Motifs
- ManyoshuPortraits of ancient poetsCalendars and seasonal sensibilities
Legacy
A scholar who has contributed to early Japanese literature studies, especially Manyoshu research, through work on poet studies and poem interpretation. She has advanced classical studies through teaching and publications.
Academic Societies
- Jodai Literature Society
Trivia
- The Wikipedia entry is a stub and requests additional reliable sources.
- Shigemi Higashi specializes in research on the Manyoshu.