Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1987) award
Jōji Mori
もり じょうじ
Mori Jōji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-04-17 （Omiya, Saitama, Japan）
- Died
- 2015-02-23 age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Omiya, Saitama, Japan (birthplace) → Tokyo, Japan (residence and work; Waseda University)
Career
- Occupations
- English literature scholar, poet, writer, translator, literary scholar, professor
- Active Years
- 1960-2015
- Affiliations
- Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering (English instructor), Japan Semiotics Association (chair), Literary magazine 'Dojidai' (contributor)
- Memberships
- Japan Semiotics Association
- Influenced By
- Kenneth Burke, Marshall McLuhan, Fumio Niwa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Faculty of Letters | Department of English (English Literature) | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of English (English Literature)
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
Country:
Japan
Withdrew from doctoral program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize | The Space of Literary Semiotics | — | — | 受賞 |
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize
1987
Work:
The Space of Literary Semiotics
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
First Poetry Collection: The Lake Inside the Clock
Poetry collectionA privately printed early poetry collection. Poems explore time, memory and interior landscapes.
timememoryinterioritynature
The Liberation of Japanese Ghosts
1974 Critical study / Cultural criticismA study analyzing Japanese ghosts and folk beliefs from a semiotic perspective, examining cultural change amid modernization.
ghostsfolklorecultural criticismsemiotics
The Self-Image of the Japanese: 'Egg Without Shell'
1977 Essay / Cultural criticismUses the metaphor 'egg without shell' to critique Japanese self-image and cultural consciousness.
selfJapanese identityculturesocial psychology
The Dynamics of Language: Introduction to Logology
1979 Literary theory / Introduction to semioticsAn accessible introduction to logology, discussing the function of language and signs from a semiotic perspective.
languagesemioticsstyletheory
The Logos within the Eggless Egg of the Japanese
1981 Cultural criticismA follow-up essay reconsidering Japanese identity from the perspective of logos (discourse).
logosJapanese cultureself-recognition
Kenneth Burke's Logology
1984 Scholarly study / Translation studiesA study introducing and analyzing Kenneth Burke's ideas and rhetorical approach in Japanese; noted for its Burke scholarship.
Kenneth Burkerhetoricsemioticslogology
The Space of Literary Semiotics
1986 Scholarly study / Literary theoryA theoretical work interpreting the relationship between literature and signs via spatial metaphors. Winner of the 1987 Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize.
literaturesemioticstheoryspace
Burial Journey (Poetry)
1995 Poetry collectionA poetry collection centered on death, burial and memory. Noted for its lyrical and symbolic poems.
deathburialmemorysymbolism
City: Portraits of Symbols
2001 Essays / Urban studiesAn essay collection that reads the city as an accumulation of signs, combining urban space analysis with semiotic observation.
citysignsspaceobservation
Collected Poems of Jōji Mori
2006 Collected poems / Selected poemsA collected edition compiling previously published poems, offering an overview of his trajectory as a poet.
poetryretrospectivememory
Mori Ōto in Taiwan
2013 Research / Biographical studyA research work dealing with Mori Ōto from the perspective of Taiwan, including family history and cultural exchange.
Mori Ōtofamily historyTaiwancultural exchange
Bibliography
- First Poetry Collection: The Lake Inside the Clock
- The Liberation of Japanese Ghosts
- The Self-Image of the Japanese: 'Egg Without Shell'
- The Dynamics of Language: Introduction to Logology
- The Logos within the Eggless Egg of the Japanese
- Kenneth Burke's Logology
- The Space of Literary Semiotics
- Burial Journey (Poetry)
- City: Portraits of Symbols
- Collected Poems of Jōji Mori
- Mori Ōto in Taiwan
- The Structure of Contemporary Criticism (co-authored)
Translations by Author
- Kenneth Burke, 'The Philosophy of Literary Form' (translation, 1974)
- Kenneth Burke, 'A Grammar of Motives' (translation, 1982)
- Marshall McLuhan, 'The Gutenberg Galaxy' (translation, 1986)
- Kenneth Burke, 'Symbols and Society' (translation, 1994)
- Kenneth Burke, 'A Rhetoric of Motives' (translation, 2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- semiotic and theoretical proselyrical and symbolic poetic voicecritical and analytical style
- Recurring Motifs
- ghostscityburiallanguage and selfsigns / semiotics
Legacy
Contributed to Japanese literary studies and criticism by bridging English literature and semiotics through scholarship, translation and poetry. Served many years on the faculty of Waseda University and was known for introducing Kenneth Burke's work to Japan. Recipient of the 1987 Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize.
Academic Societies
- Japan Semiotics Association
Archives
- Waseda University Library
Trivia
- Born in Omiya, Saitama; the fifth son of Mori Ōto.
- He was a grandson of Mori Ōgai.
- Taught English at Waseda University's Faculty of Science and Engineering for many years; retired in 2002 and became professor emeritus.
- Known for scholarship on Kenneth Burke and for translating several of Burke's works into Japanese.
- Won the Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize in 1987 for 'The Space of Literary Semiotics.'