Kubota Utsubo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1981) award
Sadahiko Kato
かとう さだひこ
Kato Sadahiko
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-02-00 （Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- haikai scholar, university professor, editor
- Active Years
- 1970-2012
- Affiliations
- Rikkyo University
- Influenced By
- Keiji Hashimoto, Toshisada Nakamura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Municipal Koyo High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | Faculty of Letters I | — | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Nishogakusha University Graduate School | — | Department of Japanese Literature | 修士 | — | Japan |
Nagoya Municipal Koyo High School
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
Faculty of Letters I
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
Japan
Belonged to the haikai magazine 'Nenrin' while enrolled
Nishogakusha University Graduate School
Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
Japan
Studied under Toshisada Nakamura
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Prize of the Society for Classical Japanese Literature | — | — | Society for Classical Japanese Literature | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Minister of Education Encouragement Award (Bashō Commemoration Association) | — | — | Bashō Commemoration Association | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award | Kanto Haikai Series | — | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (for Kanto Haikai Series) | 受賞 |
Prize of the Society for Classical Japanese Literature
1981
Organization:
Society for Classical Japanese Literature
Result:
受賞
Minister of Education Encouragement Award (Bashō Commemoration Association)
1998
Organization:
Bashō Commemoration Association
Result:
受賞
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
2009
Work:
Kanto Haikai Series
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (for Kanto Haikai Series)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Reading Issa in the Bath
1996 scholarship / essayA collection of studies and accessible readings on the haiku poet Kobayashi Issa.
Issa studieshaikai explanationearly modern haikai
Early Modern History of Haikai
1998 academic researchA historical study organizing the development of haikai in the early modern period.
early modern historyhaikai historysocial and cultural history
Kanto Haikai Circles: Networks of Popular Literature
2013 academic researchAn essay collection discussing the history of haikai circles in the Kanto region and their networks.
Kanto haikai circlespopular literaturenetwork studies
Bibliography
- Reading Issa in the Bath
- Early Modern History of Haikai
- Kanto Haikai Circles: Networks of Popular Literature
- Kanto Haikai Series (32 vols., co-editor)
- New Series of Japanese Classical Literature Vol.69: Early Haikai Collections (co-editor/annotator)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- meticulous textual scholarship based on primary sourcesclear, accessible academic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- empirical studies of early modern haikaiinteraction of regional and popular literature
Legacy
One of the leading scholars of early modern haikai; contributed significantly to organizing and disseminating primary sources through works such as the Kanto Haikai Series. Left a strong impact in both research and teaching as Professor Emeritus of Rikkyo University.
Academic Societies
- Society for Classical Japanese Literature
Archives
- Rikkyo University Library — Japanese literature collections
Trivia
- Taught at Rikkyo University for many years; retired in 2012 and became Professor Emeritus.
- Co-edited the 32-volume Kanto Haikai Series and received the MEXT award in 2009 for the series.