Historical dictionary of modern Japanese literature and theater. J. Scott Miller. 2009.
Hagiwara Hiromichi — 萩原広道 (1815 1863) was a scholar of literature, philology, and nativist studies ( Kokugaku ) as well as an author, translator, and poet active in late Edo period Japan. He is best know for the innovative commentary and literary analysis of The Tale … Wikipedia
Hagiwara Hiromichi — (jap. 萩原 広道, wirklicher Name: Fujiwara Keizō (藤原鹿蔵)[1]; * 29. März 1815 in der Provinz Bizen (heute: Okayama); † 11. Januar 1863) war ein japanischer Dichter, Schriftsteller, Übersetzer und Vertreter des Kokugaku in der späten Edo Zeit. Er ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
AESTHETICISM — Yuibi shugi or tanbi shugi (aestheticism) is a term used to describe the narrow aesthetic focus of late 19th century Western Romanticism (and later modernism) that found its way to Japan. Embodied in the phrase “art for art’s sake,”… … Japanese literature and theater
LITERARY JOURNALS — Japan is replete with a variety of literary journals (bungei zasshi), both scholarly and popular, that publish poetry, essays, lyrics, book reviews, and literary criticism. The earliest literary journals emerged in the Meiji period from… … Japanese literature and theater
MORI OGAI — (1862–1922) Mori Ogai, given name Rintaro, was a translator, novelist, and poet. He is often paired with Natsume Soseki as the two founding fathers of modern Japanese literature. A Romanticist writer, he trained as a physician and graduated… … Japanese literature and theater
NATURALISM — Naturalism (shizen shugi) is a 19th century European literary movement echoed in Meiji Japan. Related to realism, naturalism attempted to explain characters’ actions through scientific means. French author Emile Zola’s works spurred such… … Japanese literature and theater
THE WEIR — See SHIGARAMI ZOSHI … Japanese literature and theater
