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Miyuki Kondo

こんどう みゆき

Kondō Miyuki

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960-02-23 （Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Died
2019-12-16 age 59
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Japanese literature scholar, University professor
Active Years
1988-2019
Affiliations
Chiba University, Jissen Women's University

Education

Japan Women's University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
Period: 1978-1983
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: Japan
Entered 1978; after graduating entered graduate school at the University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Department of Japanese Language and Literature (specialized course)
Degree: 博士（文学）
Period: 1983-1988（修士課程修了、博士課程中途退学） - 博士（文学）授与 2006年
Year of Graduation: 2006
Country: Japan
Completed master's program and entered doctoral program but left before completion; later awarded PhD (Literature) by the University of Tokyo in 2006.

Awards

Association for Natural Language Processing Excellent Presentation Award
2001
Work: An analysis method using N-gram for classical Japanese language and literature studies in the Heian period (coauthored)
Organization: Association for Natural Language Processing (Japan)
Result: 受賞
Sekine Prize (2nd era, 1st award)
2006
Work: Study of Late Ancient Waka Literature
Organization: Sekine Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Diary of Izumi Shikibu (with modern translation)

2003 Classical commentary & translation

A modern translation and commentary of the Diary of Izumi Shikibu, providing accessible readings and annotations of her poems and prose.

courtly wakawaka annotationHeian literature

Study of Late Ancient Waka Literature

2005 Scholarly research

A scholarly study analyzing late ancient waka literature from historical and linguistic perspectives, examining formation and linguistic representation in waka.

waka historylinguistic representationhistorical analysis

Methods for Researching Imperial Waka

2015 Research methodology

An essay presenting methodologies for researching imperial waka, including database approaches and analytical frameworks.

methodologydatabase analysisimperial waka

Goshūi Wakashū, Waka Literature Series 33 (Annotations: posthumous)

2022 Annotation/commentary

A coauthored annotated edition published posthumously with Manami Matsumoto; includes Kondo's annotations and is regarded as a posthumous work.

annotationwaka anthology studies

Bibliography

  • The Diary of Izumi Shikibu (with modern translation) (2003)
  • Study of Late Ancient Waka Literature (2005)
  • Methods for Researching Imperial Waka (2015)
  • Goshūi Wakashū, Waka Literature Series 33 (Annotations, posthumous) (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly, precise annotationhistorical-linguistic and data-driven analysis
Recurring Motifs
courtly wakalinguistic representationgender and expression

Health

  • unspecified illness
    2019まで（詳細不明）
    Died in 2019 after illness; academic activities ceased.

Legacy

Recognized for introducing historical-linguistic and database methods to courtly waka studies and for precise scholarly annotations; also notable as an educator who trained many students.

Academic Societies

  • Jissen Society for Japanese Literature

Archives

  • Jissen Women's University Library (related materials)

Trivia

  • Her husband is the linguist Yasuhiro Kondo.
  • Received an award from the Association for Natural Language Processing for a paper on N-gram based analysis methods for classical language.
  • Won the Sekine Prize for 'Study of Late Ancient Waka Literature'.