Jodai Bungakukai Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2008) award
Ogawa Yasuhiko
おがわ やすひこ
Ogawa Yasuhiko
Aliases:
小松 靖彦
Pen Names:
Komatsu Yasuhiko（Used as his birth family name in some publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Tochigi Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tochigi Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese literature scholar, University professor
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- National Institute of Japanese Literature (Research Information Division, Assistant), Wako University (Faculty of Humanities, Lecturer), Japan Women's University (Faculty of Literature, Associate Professor), Aoyama Gakuin University (Faculty of Letters, Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | Bachelor of Arts | — | Japan |
| Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | Graduate Program in Letters (Doctoral Program) | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo (degree conferred) | Literature | — | 博士（文学） | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
/ Graduate Program in Letters (Doctoral Program)
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
Japan
Left after completing required credits (non-degree)
University of Tokyo (degree conferred)
Literature
Degree:
博士（文学）
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Japan
Doctorate by dissertation: "A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Society for Early Japanese Literature Prize (25th) | A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku | — | Society for Early Japanese Literature | winner |
| 2008 | National Association of University Japanese Language and Literature Prize (3rd) | A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku | — | National Association of University Japanese Language and Literature | winner |
| 2008 | Aoyama Gakuin Academic Commendation | A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku | — | Aoyama Gakuin Educational Corporation | winner |
| 2016 | Ancient History and Culture Prize (3rd, Excellence) | The Man'yōshū and the Japanese: 1,200 Years of Continued Reading | 優秀作品 | Ancient History and Culture Prize Committee | winner |
Society for Early Japanese Literature Prize (25th)
2008
Work:
A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku
Organization:
Society for Early Japanese Literature
Result:
winner
National Association of University Japanese Language and Literature Prize (3rd)
2008
Work:
A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku
Organization:
National Association of University Japanese Language and Literature
Result:
winner
Aoyama Gakuin Academic Commendation
2008
Work:
A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku
Organization:
Aoyama Gakuin Educational Corporation
Result:
winner
Ancient History and Culture Prize (3rd, Excellence)
2016
Work:
The Man'yōshū and the Japanese: 1,200 Years of Continued Reading
Category:
優秀作品
Organization:
Ancient History and Culture Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku
2007 Scholarly researchA comprehensive study reexamining the history of Man'yōshū scholarship, discussing reception and interpretive changes from a source-critical perspective.
history of Man'yō scholarshiptextual criticismreception history
The Man'yōshū: Hidden Historical Messages
2010 Popular scholarly introductionAn accessible explanation of the Man'yōshū's texts and the historical messages behind them for a general audience.
Man'yōshūhistorical interpretation
The Man'yōshū and the Japanese: 1,200 Years of Continued Reading
2014 Interpretive historyTraces the influence of the Man'yōshū on Japanese cultural consciousness and discusses how it has been read over centuries.
cultural historynational consciousnessreception of the Man'yōshū
Writers under War: The Man'yōshū and Poets, Novelists and Writers Who Lived
2021 Critical studiesA collection of essays examining writers who lived under wartime conditions and their relation to the Man'yōshū.
wartime literatureMan'yōshū studiescultural history
Bibliography
- A Study of the History of Man'yōgaku (Oufu, 2007)
- The Man'yōshū: Hidden Historical Messages (Kadokawa Sensho, 2010)
- The Man'yōshū and the Japanese: 1,200 Years of Continued Reading (Kadokawa Sensho, 2014)
- Writers under War: The Man'yōshū and Poets, Novelists and Writers Who Lived (Kacho-sha, 2021)
- Editor: Introduction to Man'yō Manuscript Studies (Kasama-shoin, 2016) etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly, source-critical essaysexplanatory, accessible prose in popular works
- Recurring Motifs
- Man'yōshū studiesreception historybook history (scroll manuscripts)
Legacy
A scholar known for studies in early Japanese literature, especially Man'yō studies. Contributed to Man'yōshū research through source criticism and reception history, received academic awards, and has trained students in university settings.
Academic Societies
- Society for Early Japanese Literature
- National Association of University Japanese Language and Literature
Archives
- Materials held by the National Institute of Japanese Literature
Trivia
- His birth family name is Komatsu; some works are credited to Komatsu Yasuhiko.
- He serves as a faculty member at Aoyama Gakuin University.
- He maintains a public Twitter account.