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Minoru Horikiri

ほりきり みのる

Horikiri Minoru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-01-13 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Japanese literature scholar, university professor, haikai/haiku studies scholar
Active Years
1957-
Affiliations
Waseda University (Professor Emeritus), Ferris Women's College (former lecturer/associate professor)
Influenced By
Matsuo Basho, Ihara Saikaku
Influenced
Mabson Aogan, Katsuhiro Takayanagi

Education

Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Faculty)
Faculty of Letters (First Faculty) / Department of Japanese Literature
Degree: 学士
Period: 1953-1957
Year of Graduation: 1957
Country: Japan
Undergraduate degree (BA) in Japanese literature
Waseda University Graduate School of Letters (special student)
Graduate School of Letters
Period: 1957-1961
Year of Graduation: 1961
Country: Japan
Completed as a special student
Waseda University Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters (Master's program)
Degree: 修士
Period: 1967-1969
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: Japan
Completed master's course
Waseda University
Graduate School of Letters
Degree: 文学博士
Period: 1980s
Year of Graduation: 1984
Country: Japan
Awarded PhD (Doctor of Letters) with dissertation "Study of Shaofu Hairon, focusing on Shiko"

Awards

Gendai Haiku Grand Prize
2017
Organization: Modern Haiku Association
Result: 受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays
2017
Organization: Cabinet Office (Decoration)
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Study of Shaofu Hairon: Focused on Shiko

1982 scholarly research / criticism

A scholarly study examining Basho-centered Shaofu haikai theory, focusing on Shiko and discussing its historical significance in haikai theory.

haikai theoryMatsuo Bashohistory of haikai

Haikai as Expression: Basho, Buson, Issa

1988 critical essay / literary studies

Compares the haikai expressions of Basho, Buson and Issa to explore forms of expression and aesthetics in haikai.

haikai expressioncomparative literature

Basho's Disciples

1991 research monograph

Discusses the development of haikai history through the activities and works of Basho's disciples.

Matsuo Bashohistory of haikaistudy of disciples

Toward a History of Shortest Poetic Forms: From Hokku to Haiku

2013 academic book

Historically examines formal transitions from hokku to haiku and discusses transformations of short poetic forms.

hokkuhaiku historypoetic form

Bibliography

  • Chronological Study of Shiko (Shiko Nenpu Koshō)
  • Study of Shaofu Hairon: Focused on Shiko
  • Haikai as Expression: Basho, Buson, Issa
  • The Way of Haikai: From Basho to Basho
  • Introductory Studies in the History of Haibun
  • Basho's Disciples
  • Reading 'Oku no Hosomichi'
  • Oku no Hosomichi: The Eternal Literary Space
  • Basho's Soundscapes: Toward a History of Haikai Expression
  • Re-reading Ihara Saikaku
  • Basho and the Development of Haikai History
  • Haisei Basho and the Haikai Fiend Shiko
  • 'Oku no Hosomichi': Dreams of Space and Time
  • The Artifice of Commerce: Saikaku and Modern Society
  • Toward a History of Shortest Poetic Forms: From Hokku to Haiku
  • Basho in Contemporary Haiku: From Kyoshi and Hakyo to Tota and Shigenobu

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly and annotativehistorical philological analysis
Recurring Motifs
Basho studieshaikai and its expressionsre-reading early-modern Japanese literature

Legacy

Minoru Horikiri is a leading scholar of Basho and the history of haikai, significantly influencing the academic field and mentoring younger scholars as Professor Emeritus of Waseda University. He has produced standard works in haikai studies and interpretation.

Academic Societies

  • Modern Haiku Association

Archives

  • Waseda University Library and Research Collections

Trivia

  • Professor Emeritus at Waseda University.
  • Received the 16th Gendai Haiku Grand Prize in 2017.
  • Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays in 2017.