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Toshio Takashima

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Takashima Toshio

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性別
男性
生誕
1937-01-16 （Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan）
死没
2021-04-05 （Tokyo, Japan） 84歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan → Tokyo, Japan (studied and worked) → Okayama Prefecture (worked at Okayama University), Japan → Aichi Prefecture (served as a visiting lecturer), Japan

経歴

職業
Chinese literature scholar, Essayist, Translator, Literary critic, Researcher
活動期間
1972年〜2021年
所属
Okayama University (former Associate Professor), Aichi University (visiting lecturer), Activity as an independent researcher
影響を受けた人物
Naoaki Maeno

学歴

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Economics / Department of Economics
学位: 学士
国: Japan
After graduation he worked at a bank for five years, then entered graduate school.
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Department of Chinese Literature
学位: 学士/修了
国: Japan
Studied Chinese literature.
University of Tokyo Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Humanities / Chinese Literature
学位: 修了
国: Japan
Studied under mentors including Naoaki Maeno.
Hyōgo Prefectural Himeji Higashi High School
国: Japan
Graduated from high school.

受賞歴

Popular Literature Research Award
1991
対象作品: Suikoden and the Japanese: From Edo to Shōwa
部門: 研究・考証部門
結果: 受賞
Kodansha Essay Award
1995
対象作品: I Like Books — I Like Criticizing Them Even More
主催: Kodansha
結果: 受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize (Essay & Travel)
2001
対象作品: Sōseki's Summer Holiday: Bōsō Travelogue (Kisoro)
部門: 随筆・紀行賞
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Li Bai and Du Fu — Their Actions and Literature

1972年 Scholarly research

An early scholarly study comparing the lives and works of Li Bai and Du Fu, discussing their poetic actions and literary qualities.

Tang poetryStudy of poetsClassical literature

The World of Suikoden

1987年 Scholarly study

Analyzes the formation of 'Water Margin' and its reception in Japan, examining characters and the cultural significance of the narrative.

Water MarginChinese classical literatureReception studies

Great Bandits of China: Men Who Aimed for the Realm

1989年 History / Popular history

Analyzes Chinese rebellions and bandit groups, discussing the role of banditry in dynastic changes and their social background.

Popular uprisingsBanditryChinese history

I Like Books — I Like Criticizing Them Even More

1995年 Essay

A collection of sharp observations and acerbic commentary on book reviews, Japanese usage, and reading.

ReadingJapanese languageBook criticism

Sōseki's Summer Holiday: Bōsō Travelogue (Kisoro)

2000年 Translation / Travelogue

A colloquial translation and commentary of Natsume Sōseki's travelogue 'Kisoro' (written in Classical Chinese), making it accessible to modern readers.

TranslationKanbun readingModern literature
翻訳
  • Modern-Japanese translation of Natsume Sōseki's 'Kisoro' (into Japanese)

Excuse Me, But...

1996年 Essay

A representative essay series (originally serialized in Shukan Bunshun) that acerbically discusses word origins, correct usage, and misuses.

EtymologyUsageLanguage criticism

Kanji and the Japanese

2001年 Criticism / Non-fiction

Discusses the historical role of kanji and their impact on the Japanese language, considering problems of kanji use and the issues surrounding traditional and modern forms.

KanjiJapanese language studiesHistory of writing

全著作

  • Li Bai and Du Fu — Their Actions and Literature (1972)
  • Hearing Thunder Where There's No Voice — Chinese Literature after the Cultural Revolution (1981)
  • Seeking the Autonomy of Literature — Reading Contemporary Chinese Literature (1983)
  • The World of Suikoden (1987)
  • Great Bandits of China: Men Who Aimed for the Realm (1989)
  • My Arbitrary Guide to Notable Chinese Works (1991)
  • Records of the Three Kingdoms [Portraits and Conversations] (1994)
  • I Like Books — I Like Criticizing Them Even More (1995)
  • Excuse Me, But... (series, 1996–)
  • Sōseki's Summer Holiday: Bōsō Travelogue (Kisoro) (2000)
  • Kanji and the Japanese (2001)
  • Favorite Masterpieces — Ten Writers I Like (2007)
  • The Failed Emperors (2008)
  • Conversations on Kanji (2013)
  • Excuse Me, But... (supplementary volumes, 2008–)

作家による翻訳

  • Modern-Japanese translation of Natsume Sōseki's 'Kisoro' (published as 'Sōseki's Summer Holiday')

作風・主題

文体
Acerbic and lucid proseScholarly-backed essaysLogical development mixed with ironic critique
頻出モチーフ
Origins and usage of kanji and JapaneseChinese classical literature (especially Tang poetry and Water Margin)Historical studies of banditry and popular uprisingsBook reviews and language studies

健康

  • Eye disease (late life)
    晩年
    Relied on dictation for writing.
  • Heart failure (cause of death)
    2021-04-05
    Died of heart failure in 2021.

評価・遺産

Left extensive work in Chinese literature studies and Japanese language criticism, widely known to general readers for the acerbic essay series 'Excuse Me, But...'. Valued for a unique position bridging scholarship and essay, he received awards including the Yomiuri Literature Prize. A commemorative monument was erected in his hometown of Aioi.

記念館・博物館

  • Toshio Takashima Commemorative Monument (Ekiminami Daini Park) Rikuhoncho, Aioi City, Hyōgo Prefecture — Ekiminami Daini Park 2023年開館

大衆文化への影響

  • Wide popular reach through the serialized column 'Excuse Me, But...' in Shukan Bunshun

引用

  • Walk a path different from others
    出典: Commemorative monument (Aioi City, Ekiminami Daini Park) (2023年)
  • Kanji were originally meant to write Sinitic languages and are not well suited to represent the Japanese language.
    出典: Kanji and the Japanese (2001年)

豆知識

  • After university he worked at a bank for five years.
  • His hobby was the board game Go; he often referred to Go in his essays.
  • He corresponded with SF writer Masahiro Noda after Noda read 'The World of Suikoden'.
  • 'Excuse Me, But...' was serialized in Shukan Bunshun from 1995 to 2006.
  • In later life he relied on dictation because of an eye disease.
  • A commemorative monument was erected in his hometown of Aioi in 2023 (inscription: 'Walk a path different from others').