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第54回（2002年） award
Yuuichi Takamatsu
たかまつ ゆういち
Takamatsu Yuuichi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1929-07-25 （Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan）
- 死没
- 2017-08-19 88歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese, English
経歴
- 職業
- English literature scholar, translator, university professor
- 活動期間
- 1955年〜2017年
- 所属
- Kokugakuin University, Hokkaido University, University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters, Komazawa University
- 所属団体
- Japan Association of English Literary Studies
- 影響を受けた人物
- Lawrence Durrell, James Joyce, William Shakespeare, W. B. Yeats, Robert Louis Stevenson
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo | Department of English Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
| Graduate School, University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Letters, University of Tokyo | — | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo
/ Department of English Literature
学位:
学士
国:
Japan
Graduate School, University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Letters, University of Tokyo
国:
Japan
Withdrew from doctoral program
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Yomiuri Literary Prize | British Modern Prosody | 研究・翻訳賞 | The Yomiuri Shimbun | Winner |
Yomiuri Literary Prize
2002
対象作品:
British Modern Prosody
部門:
研究・翻訳賞
主催:
The Yomiuri Shimbun
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
British Modern Prosody
2001年 Scholarly monographA scholarly study analyzing modern British/English prosody and poetic form, addressing shifts in meter, rhythm, and the phonetic dimension of poetry.
modern poetryprosodyEnglish literary studies
Justine (translation)
1960年 Translation (novel)Japanese translation of the first volume of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, first published in Japan in 1960 and later revised and reissued.
Alexandria Quartetmodernismcross-cultural representation
Balthazar (translation)
1961年 Translation (novel)Japanese translation of the second volume of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet.
Alexandria Quartettranslation
Mount Olive (translation)
1962年 Translation (novel)Japanese translation of the third volume of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet.
Alexandria Quartet
Clea (translation; revised editions exist)
1963年 Translation (novel)Japanese translation of the fourth volume of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet; later revised translations were published.
Alexandria Quartet
Ulysses (co-translation)
1964年 Translation (novel)Co-translated James Joyce's Ulysses with Saiichi Marutani and Reiji Nagakawa (two-volume edition, 1964). The edition included extensive annotations; later revised translations were issued.
Joycemodernismtranslation theory
Sonnets (Shakespeare, translation)
1986年 Translation (poetry)Japanese translation of William Shakespeare's Sonnets, published in the Iwanami Bunko series.
poetryShakespearebilingual edition
Dubliners (translation)
1987年 Translation (short stories)Japanese translation of James Joyce's Dubliners, published in 1987 with later revised editions.
short storiesJoyceurban depiction
Island of Voices (translation)
1989年 Translation (short stories)Japanese translation of a collection of short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson; later revised editions included co-translations.
short fictiontranslation
Bilingual Yeats: Poems (translation and bilingual edition)
2009年 Translation (poetry, bilingual edition)A bilingual edition of W. B. Yeats's poems presenting original texts alongside Japanese translations, published in the Iwanami Bunko series.
poetrybilingual editionYeats
全著作
- British Modern Prosody (Kenkyusha, 2001)
- Shakespeare 'The Lover's Complaint' and Its Context (Eihosha, 1995) (editor)
- Justine — Lawrence Durrell (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1960) (translation)
- Balthazar — Lawrence Durrell (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1961) (translation)
- Mount Olive — Lawrence Durrell (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1962) (translation)
- Clea — Lawrence Durrell (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1963) (translation)
- Ulysses — James Joyce (co-translated with Saiichi Marutani and Reiji Nagakawa, Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1964)
- Sonnets — William Shakespeare (Iwanami Bunko, 1986) (translation)
- Dubliners — James Joyce (Fukutake Publishing, 1987) (translation)
- Bilingual Yeats: Poems (Iwanami Bunko, 2009) (translation/bilingual edition)
作家による翻訳
- Justine — translation (Lawrence Durrell), Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1960
- Ulysses — co-translation (James Joyce), Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1964
- Sonnets — translation (Shakespeare), Iwanami Bunko, 1986
- Bilingual Yeats: Poems (Iwanami Bunko, 2009)
作風・主題
- 文体
- scholarly and clear prosetranslation style emphasizing annotations and original notesanalytical approach focused on form and phonetics
- 頻出モチーフ
- modern British poetrymodernist literatureemphasis on commentary in translation
健康
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interstitial pneumonia2017年8月Died of interstitial pneumonia in August 2017.
評価・遺産
Yuuichi Takamatsu contributed significantly to both English literary scholarship and translation in Japan. He is known for translations of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet and major Joyce works, taught for many years at the University of Tokyo, and influenced generations of scholars and translators. His monograph on modern prosody earned the Yomiuri Literary Prize, underscoring his scholarly impact.
関連学会
- Japan Association of English Literary Studies
豆知識
- Known for translating the full Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell into Japanese.
- Co-translated James Joyce's Ulysses with Saiichi Marutani and Reiji Nagakawa.
- Served as president of the Japan Association of English Literary Studies from 1985 to 1988.
- Received the 54th Yomiuri Literary Prize (Research/Translation) for British Modern Prosody.
- Died of interstitial pneumonia in August 2017 at age 88.