Kubota Utsubo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1983) award
Takashi Nakajima
なかじまたかし
Nakajima Takashi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-01-01 （Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese literature scholar, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1977-2023
- Affiliations
- Yokohama National University, Osaka Ohtani University, Waseda University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences | Japanese Literature | 文学博士 | 1973-1996 | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
/ Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学博士
Period:
1973-1996
Year of Graduation:
1996
Country:
Japan
Ph.D. by thesis (1997), dissertation titled 'Study of Early Ukiyo-zōshi'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kubota Uho Award | Study of Early Ukiyo-zōshi | — | Kubota Uho Award Organization | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Shogakukan Bunko Novel Prize | Kuruwa no Yoemon Hikaecho | — | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
Kubota Uho Award
1984
Work:
Study of Early Ukiyo-zōshi
Organization:
Kubota Uho Award Organization
Result:
受賞
Shogakukan Bunko Novel Prize
2007
Work:
Kuruwa no Yoemon Hikaecho
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shogakukan Bunko Novel Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (2007) award
Rekishi Gunzo Grand Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (2010) honorable mention
Works
Major Works
Kuruwa no Yoemon Hikaecho
2007 Historical novelA novel set in the pleasure quarters of Edo period.
Edo periodpleasure quartershistory
Bibliography
- Seken Shisoku Kisho / Seken Musume Yoki Edo no Fuzoku Shosetsu
- Saikaku and Genroku Media: Its Strategy and Development
- The Development of Early Ukiyo-zōshi
- Saikaku and Genroku Literature
- Kuruwa no Yoemon Hikaecho
- New Edition Saikaku and Genroku Media: Its Strategy and Development
- Lessons from Saikaku: Teachings for the Poor and Wisdom for the Wealthy
- Haguresuzume
- Fudarakubashiri Monogatari
- Research and Commentary on Saikaku's 'Haikai Dokugin Ichinichi Senku'
- Ihara Saikaku 'The Life of an Amorous Man'
- Ihara Saikaku 'Calculations within the Social World'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic style focused on early modern Japanese literatureEmphasis on factual description and analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Ukiyo-zōshiGenroku cultureEdo period customs
Legacy
Takashi Nakajima is a leading scholar of early modern Japanese literature, known for his research on Ihara Saikaku. He nurtured many successors as an educator and left various publications.
Trivia
- Takashi Nakajima also served as a lecturer for NHK Educational TV's 'Invitation to Classics'.
- He won the Kubota Uho Award in 1984.