Jodai Bungakukai Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1984) award
Takamitsu Kounoshi
こうのし たかみつ
Kounoshi Takamitsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-09-19 （Kainan, Wakayama, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese literature scholar, University professor
- Active Years
- 1970-2010
- Affiliations
- Nagoya University, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Associate Professor / Professor (Professor Emeritus), Meiji University, Specially Appointed Professor
- Influenced By
- Motoori Norinaga, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (research subject), Tradition of Man'yōshū scholarship
- Influenced
- Subsequent scholars of early Japanese literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakayama Prefectural Toin High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1966-1970 | Japan |
| Graduate School, University of Tokyo (Doctoral program) | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 1970-1974 | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | Japanese Literature | 博士（文学） | 1994（論文博士） | Japan |
Wakayama Prefectural Toin High School
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1966-1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
Japan
Graduate School, University of Tokyo (Doctoral program)
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
1970-1974
Country:
Japan
Left doctoral program before completion
University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
/ Japanese Literature
Degree:
博士（文学）
Period:
1994（論文博士）
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
Japan
Obtained Doctor of Letters (thesis on Kakinomoto no Hitomaro)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Jodai Bungakkai Prize (1st) | Kojiki no Tassei: Its Logic and Method | — | Jodai Bungakkai (Society for Early Japanese Literature) | 受賞 |
| — | Japan Society for Classical Japanese Literature Prize (3rd) | — | — | Japan Society for Classical Japanese Literature | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Mishima Kaun Foundation Academic Encouragement Grant | — | — | Mishima Kaun Foundation | 授与 |
Jodai Bungakkai Prize (1st)
1984
Work:
Kojiki no Tassei: Its Logic and Method
Organization:
Jodai Bungakkai (Society for Early Japanese Literature)
Result:
受賞
Japan Society for Classical Japanese Literature Prize (3rd)
Organization:
Japan Society for Classical Japanese Literature
Result:
受賞
Mishima Kaun Foundation Academic Encouragement Grant
2001
Organization:
Mishima Kaun Foundation
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kojiki no Tassei: Its Logic and Method
1983 scholarly monographA study analyzing the narrative structure and methodology of the Kojiki, demonstrating theoretical achievements in the study of early Japanese literature.
KojikiEarly Japanese literatureMythology studies
The Worldview of the Kojiki
1986 scholarly monographInterprets the worldview presented in the Kojiki and discusses the positioning of the imperial institution and myths.
Imperial systemMythAncient history
Studies on Kakinomoto no Hitomaro: Formation of Ancient Waka Literature
1992 scholarly monographExamines the works of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro and his literary position, arguing the process of formation of ancient waka literature.
WakaKakinomoto no HitomaroLiterary history
On Ancient Imperial Myths
1999 scholarly monographAn essay collection examining the formation and role of imperial myths from historical and literary perspectives.
Imperial mythsSource criticism
Bibliography
- Kojiki no Tassei: Its Logic and Method. University of Tokyo Press, 1983
- The Worldview of the Kojiki. Yoshikawa Koubunkan, 1986
- Studies on Kakinomoto no Hitomaro. Hanawa Shobo, 1992
- Kojiki: The Imperial World's Stories. NHK Books, 1995
- On Ancient Imperial Myths. Wakakusa Shobo, 1999
- What is 'Japan': The Meaning and History of the Country Name. Kodansha Gendai Shinsho, 2005
- Kojiki as a Kanji Text. University of Tokyo Press, 2007
- Variant Nihon Shoki. University of Tokyo Press, 2009
- Motoori Norinaga: Reading 'Kojiki-den'. 4 vols. Kodansha Selection, 2010-2014
- How to Read the Man'yōshū. University of Tokyo Press, 2013
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, analytical proseArgumentation based on source criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- Comparison of Kojiki and Nihon ShokiRelativizing the imperial institutionTreatment of language and kanji in early literature
Legacy
A significant scholar in early Japanese literature, particularly for studies of the Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, offering new perspectives on the imperial institution and myth interpretation. He trained many successors through university teaching.
Academic Societies
- Jodai Bungakkai (Society for Early Japanese Literature)
- Japan Society for Classical Japanese Literature
Trivia
- Left the doctoral program at the University of Tokyo in 1974 but later obtained a Doctor of Letters (1994).
- Has received multiple academic honors in early Japanese literature, including the Jodai Bungakkai Prize (1st).