Kikuchi Kan Award
1回登壇
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第16回（1962年） award
Donald Keene
キーン ドナルド
Kīn Donarudo
別名:
Donald Lawrence Keene / キーン・ドナルド / 鬼怒鳴門
ペンネーム:
Donald Keene（Used as his professional/pen name for publications and translations）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1922-06-18 （Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States）
- 死没
- 2019-02-24 （Tokyo, Japan (hospital)） 96歳
- 国籍
- United States, Japan
- 言語
- English, Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Brooklyn, New York City, United States → Cambridge, United Kingdom → Kyoto, Japan → Kita, Tokyo, Japan → Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
経歴
- 職業
- Scholar, Literary critic, Translator, Japanologist, Professor
- 活動期間
- 1938年〜2019年
- 所属
- Columbia University, Donald Keene Center for Japanese Culture (Columbia University), Donald Keene Foundation, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- 所属団体
- Japan PEN Club (Honorary Member), American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 影響を受けた人物
- Mark Van Doren, Lionel Trilling, Ryūsaku Tsunoda
- 影響を与えた人物
- Yukio Mishima, Kobo Abe, Kenzaburo Oe, Scholars and translators who popularized Japanese literature abroad
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | Faculty of Arts | English / Japanese Studies | Bachelor of Arts | 1938-1943 | United States |
| Columbia University, Graduate School of Oriental Studies | Graduate School of Oriental Studies | Japanese Studies | Ph.D. | 1943-1949 | United States |
| University of Cambridge | Corpus Christi College (affiliate, lecturer) | Research and teaching | — | 1948-1953 | United Kingdom |
| Kyoto University (as Ford Foundation scholar) | — | — | — | 1953 (留学) | Japan |
Columbia University
Faculty of Arts
/ English / Japanese Studies
学位:
Bachelor of Arts
期間:
1938-1943
卒業年:
1943
国:
United States
Entered on a Pulitzer scholarship; earned BA
Columbia University, Graduate School of Oriental Studies
Graduate School of Oriental Studies
/ Japanese Studies
学位:
Ph.D.
期間:
1943-1949
卒業年:
1949
国:
United States
Studied under mentors including Ryūsaku Tsunoda; completed doctoral program
University of Cambridge
Corpus Christi College (affiliate, lecturer)
/ Research and teaching
期間:
1948-1953
卒業年:
1953
国:
United Kingdom
Studied and lectured; served as lecturer while at Cambridge
Kyoto University (as Ford Foundation scholar)
期間:
1953 (留学)
国:
Japan
Studied in Kyoto on a Ford Foundation fellowship
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Bungei Shunjū (awarding body) | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Yamakata Banto Prize | — | — | Yamakata Banto Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Yomiuri Prize for Literature | A History of Japanese Literature | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Japan Literature Grand Prize | — | — | Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (Arts and Culture) | — | — | Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | — | 栄典 | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1998 | Asahi Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | — | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of Japan (MEXT) | 選定 |
| 2008 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2019 | Junior Third Rank (posthumous) | — | — | Government of Japan | 叙位 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1962
主催:
Bungei Shunjū (awarding body)
結果:
受賞
Yamakata Banto Prize
1983
主催:
Yamakata Banto Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Yomiuri Prize for Literature
1985
対象作品:
A History of Japanese Literature
主催:
Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Japan Literature Grand Prize
1985
主催:
Japan Literature Grand Prize Committee
結果:
受賞
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (Arts and Culture)
1991
主催:
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize Foundation
結果:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
1993
部門:
栄典
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
Asahi Prize
1998
主催:
Asahi Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2002
主催:
Mainichi Newspapers
結果:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
2002
主催:
Government of Japan (MEXT)
結果:
選定
Order of Culture
2008
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
受章
Junior Third Rank (posthumous)
2019
主催:
Government of Japan
結果:
叙位
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A History of Japanese Literature
1976年 Literary history, scholarly studyA multi-volume comprehensive history of Japanese literature covering pre-modern to modern periods.
history of Japanese literatureperiod comparisonstranslation and reception
翻訳
- English editions / translations of parts
Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World
2001年 BiographyA biography examining the life and historical context of Emperor Meiji.
modernizationimperial historypolitics and culture
翻訳
- English edition and translations available
Travelers of a Hundred Ages: The Japanese As Revealed Through 1,000 Years of Diaries
1984年 Travel/essay and cultural criticismAn essay collection analyzing Japanese sensibilities through diaries spanning a millennium.
diary literatureJapanese cultural sensibilitieshistory and the individual
翻訳
- 'Travelers of a Hundred Ages' (English translation)
全著作
- Travelers of a Hundred Ages
- A History of Japanese Literature
- Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World
- Why I Became Japanese
- The Japanese Aesthetic Sense
- Record Critiques and Musical Essays
- Collected Works of Donald Keene (15 vols.)
翻案
- NHK specials and documentary programs
作家による翻訳
- English translations of works by Dazai Osamu and other modern writers
- Translations of Chikamatsu's plays into English
作品の翻訳
- English and other translations of 'Travelers of a Hundred Ages'
- Translations of parts of 'A History of Japanese Literature' into English
作風・主題
- 文体
- clear, learned, and objective prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- bridging Japanese culture to the Westinterest in diaries and travel writingexaminations of aesthetics and suggestiveness
健康
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heart failure2019年2月Died of heart failure in 2019
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appendicitis (in youth)1942年頃Hospitalized while attending navy language school; led to first encounter with Japanese literature
評価・遺産
Donald Keene was a leading scholar and translator who introduced Japanese literature and culture to the English-speaking world and served as a cultural bridge between Japan and the West.
記念館・博物館
- Donald Keene Center, Kashiwazaki Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan 2011年開館
- Donald Keene Center for Japanese Culture (Columbia University) New York, United States (Columbia University) 1986年開館
関連学会
- Japan PEN Club (Honorary Member)
- International Research Center for Japanese Studies (affiliations)
資料所蔵先
- Kita City Central Library: Donald Keene Collection Corner
- Archives and holdings at the Donald Keene Center (Columbia University)
大衆文化への影響
- NHK specials and documentary programs
- Documentary drama 'To the Japanese I Love: Donald Keene — 70 Years with Literary Masters' (NHK)
引用
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On the whole, I believe Japan has moved in a positive direction.
出典: Interview (on his naturalization and residency decision) (2011年) -
It has been my work to present Japanese culture in English.
出典: Lectures and writings
豆知識
- Adopted son is shamisen player Makoto Keene (Uehara Makoto)
- His death date, February 24, is commemorated as 'Keene Day' (Yellow Dog memorial)
- He loved ice cream
- Naturalized as a Japanese citizen late in life and registered the name as 'キーン ドナルド' in the family register