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Tsutomu Kusaka

くさか つとむ

Kusaka Tsutomu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1945-01-10 （Sado, Niigata, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Japanese literature scholar, University professor
活動期間
1972年〜2013年
所属
Iwate University, Faculty of Education, Waseda University, Faculty of Letters / Graduate School of Letters

学歴

Waseda University
Faculty of Letters, First Department / Department of Japanese Literature
期間: 1964-1968
卒業年: 1968
国: Japan
Undergraduate graduation
Waseda University Graduate School
Graduate School of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
学位: 修士（文学）
期間: 1968-1971
卒業年: 1971
国: Japan
Completed master's program
Waseda University
Graduate School of Letters / Japanese Literature
学位: 博士（文学）
期間: 1998 (学位取得)
卒業年: 1998
国: Japan
Earned Ph.D. (Literature) for "The Formation and Development of Heiji Monogatari"

受賞歴

The Society for Japanese Classical Literature Prize
1977
主催: The Society for Japanese Classical Literature
結果: 受賞
Kubota Utsubo Prize
1977
主催: Kubota Utsubo Prize
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Formation and Development of Heiji Monogatari

1997年 Scholarly research

A detailed scholarly study analyzing the formation and development of Heiji Monogatari.

Heiji Monogatarigunki literaturetextual development

Heiji Monogatari

1999年 Introduction / Seminar book

An introductory yet scholarly seminar book on Heiji Monogatari published in the Iwanami Seminar series.

Heiji Monogataricommentarymedieval literature

The Birth of The Tale of the Heike

2001年 Scholarly research

A scholarly examination of the background and early development of The Tale of the Heike.

The Tale of the Heikeoriginsgunki literature

World of War Tales: Reading Medieval Gunki Literature

2008年 Introductory study

An accessible guide to medieval gunki tales aimed at general readers.

gunki talesmedieval historynarration

The World of Tohazugatari: Love at the End for a Medieval Nun

2012年 Scholarly research

A study centered on Tohazugatari discussing emotional expression and religious backgrounds of medieval women.

Tohazugatarimedieval womenreligion

The World Literature of "The Tale of the Heike"

2017年 Essay / Criticism

An essay collection positioning The Tale of the Heike within world literature.

comparative literatureThe Tale of the Heikeworld literature

Explorations in Medieval Japanese Literature

2019年 Collected essays

A collected volume summarizing findings in medieval Japanese literature studies.

medieval literaturetextual studiesnarrative theory

全著作

  • The Formation and Development of Heiji Monogatari
  • Heiji Monogatari
  • The Birth of The Tale of the Heike
  • Re-reading The Tale of the Heike: What Was Meant to Be Passed On
  • World of War Tales: Reading Medieval Gunki Literature
  • The World of Tohazugatari: Love at the End for a Medieval Nun
  • The World Literature of "The Tale of the Heike"
  • Explorations in Medieval Japanese Literature

作風・主題

文体
Scholarly, annotation- and source-basedClear explanatory prose
頻出モチーフ
structural analysis of gunki talesexamination of textual formationrelationship between narrative and historical fact in the medieval period

評価・遺産

A leading scholar of medieval gunki tales and The Tale of the Heike / Heiji Monogatari, he contributed both academic scholarship and accessible introductions, taught for many years at Waseda University, and mentored numerous researchers.

関連学会

  • The Society for Japanese Classical Literature

資料所蔵先

  • Waseda University Library & Research Archives

豆知識

  • Born in Sado, Niigata Prefecture.
  • Professor emeritus of Waseda University; retired in 2013 (selected retirement).
  • Specialist in medieval gunki (war tale) literature.