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Hideo Kuboki

くぼき ひでお

Kuboki Hideo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972 (Tokyo)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo

Career

Occupations
Japanese literature scholar, University professor
Active Years
1994-
Affiliations
College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University, National Institute of Japanese Literature (former assistant professor), Tsurumi University (former lecturer/associate professor)

Education

Nihon University
College of Humanities and Sciences / Department of Japanese Literature
Degree: 学士
Period: 1990-1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: Japan
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)
Graduate School / Graduate School of Letters
Degree: 博士(文学)
Year of Graduation: 2008
Country: Japan
PhD in Literature (2008)

Awards

Chuko Bungakukai Prize (1st)
Organization: The Society for Medieval Japanese Literature
Result: winner
Japanese Classical Literature Academic Prize (3rd)
Organization: The Japanese Association for Classics
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Rinba Waka-shu: Research and Critical Edition

2007 Academic monograph (waka poetry studies)

A scholarly study and critical edition of the Rinba Waka-collection, examining manuscripts and textual transmission with commentary.

waka poetrymanuscript studiesmedieval literature

Studies on Scattered and Lost Waka Collections of the Middle Ages

2009 Academic monograph (classical literature studies)

A comprehensive study of scattered and lost waka anthologies, analyzing fragmentary sources to explore compilation and transmission processes.

classical anthologiesfragmentary textshistory of compilation

Bibliography

  • Rinba Waka-shu: Research and Critical Edition (Kasama Shoin, 2007)
  • Studies on Scattered and Lost Waka Collections of the Middle Ages (Seikansha, 2009)
  • Sino-Japanese Cultural Exchange in Nara and Heian Periods: From a Book Road Perspective (co-ed., Nosan Gyoson Bunka Kyokai, 2001)
  • New Studies in Heian Literature: Considering Emaki and Kobitsu-gire (co-ed., Shintensha, 2006)
  • Collection of Manuscripts and Fragments of Emperor Fushimi's Goshu: 'Hirosawa-gire' (co-ed., Kasama Shoin, 2011)
  • Calligraphy and Paper in Japan: The World of 'Katabami-cho' (co-ed., Sanbyaku Shoten, 2012)
  • How to Re-Read Heian Literature (co-auth., Kasama Shoin, 2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly, annotated styleTextual and source-critical approach
Recurring Motifs
lineage of wakamanuscript transmissionreconstruction of fragments

Legacy

A scholar of medieval and Heian waka and anthologies who has contributed through textual criticism and critical editions. His monographs and edited volumes have aided re-evaluation of classical Japanese literature.

Academic Societies

  • The Society for Medieval Japanese Literature
  • The Japanese Association for Classics

Archives

  • Holdings at the National Institute of Japanese Literature

Trivia

  • His father is Tetsuo Kuboki, a Japanese literature scholar and former president of Tsuru University.
  • He holds a PhD in Literature from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), obtained in 2008.