Jodai Bungakukai Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1987) award
Kazuomi Tada
ただ かずおみ
Tada Kazuomi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-02-02
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese literature scholar, Early Japanese literature specialist, University professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Chiba University, University of Tokyo, Saitama Gakuen University, Nishogakusha University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1969-1973 | Japan |
| Graduate School, University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology | Japanese Literature | 修士 | 1973-1975 | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters (Doctoral by dissertation) | Japanese Literature | 博士（文学） | 1999 (論文博士) | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1969-1973
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
Japan
Graduate School, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
/ Japanese Literature
Degree:
修士
Period:
1973-1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters (Doctoral by dissertation)
/ Japanese Literature
Degree:
博士（文学）
Period:
1999 (論文博士)
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
Japan
Doctoral dissertation: 'Studies in the Expressive History of Ancient Literature'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jodai Bungaku-kai (Early Japanese Literature Society) Award | "Kakuri tsuma to hitozuma to" (and related works/essays) | — | Association for Early Japanese Literature | 受賞 |
Jodai Bungaku-kai (Early Japanese Literature Society) Award
1987
Work:
"Kakuri tsuma to hitozuma to" (and related works/essays)
Organization:
Association for Early Japanese Literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Literature of the Ancient State: Nihon Ryouiki and Its Context
1988 Scholarly studyA scholarly study examining Nihon Ryouiki and the relationship between literature and the ancient state.
Early Japanese literatureNihon RyouikiState and literature in antiquity
The Expression of Man'yō Poems
1991 Scholarly studyAn examination of poetic expression in the Man'yōshū from historical and expressive perspectives.
Man'yōshūwaka expressionhistory of expression
Studies in the Expressive History of Ancient Literature
1998 Scholarly monographA comprehensive study of the expressive history of ancient literature, based on his doctoral dissertation.
expressive historyearly Japanese literatureacademic analysis
Conversations on Man'yō: The World of the Man'yōshū Not Taught in Textbooks
2020 Introductory/interpretive bookAn accessible introduction for general readers to the world and reading of the Man'yōshū.
Man'yōshūliterary commentarypopular introduction
Bibliography
- Literature of the Ancient State: Nihon Ryouiki and Its Context (1988)
- The Expression of Man'yō Poems (1991)
- Ōtomo no Yakamochi: Foundations of Ancient Waka Expression (1994)
- Studies in the Expressive History of Ancient Literature (1998)
- Handbook of the Man'yōshū (ed., 1999)
- The Worldview of Ancient Literature (2013)
- Conversations on Man'yō (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, evidence-based styleEmphasis on textual and historical criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- Expression in early wakaReconstruction of historical contextsReinterpretation and reading of classical texts
Legacy
A leading scholar of early Japanese literature, especially Man'yō studies. As Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo he contributed to teaching and research, and through annotated editions and introductions brought early Japanese literature to a wider audience.
Academic Societies
- Association for Early Japanese Literature
Archives
- University of Tokyo Library holdings
Trivia
- Born on February 2, 1949.
- Received Ph.D. (Literature) from the University of Tokyo in 1999 by dissertation ('Studies in the Expressive History of Ancient Literature').
- Awarded the Association for Early Japanese Literature prize in 1987.
- Served as Professor at the University of Tokyo (now Emeritus), Specially Appointed Professor at Saitama Gakuen University, and Visiting Professor at Nishogakusha University.