Japanese Classical Literature Academic Award にほんこてんぶんがくがくじゅつしょう
Edition 12 (2019)
Winners
3 peopleA scholarly monograph on the formation and development of early modern wabun fiction, focusing on pseudo-classical tales by kokugaku scholars and yomihon written in Japanese-style prose.
It reconstructs the form of early modern wabun fiction in depth.
A scholarly monograph examining the political and ritual role of music in medieval kingship through texts and ceremonies. It treats court music not as mere entertainment but as part of power and institution.
It reads medieval royal ritual and politics through music.
A scholarly monograph on medieval commentaries on The Tale of Genji, centered on Kakaisho. Through textual lineages, quotations, and the formation of notes, it clarifies aspects of medieval Genji scholarship.
Through Kakaisho, it rereads the breadth of medieval Genji scholarship.