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Donald Keene

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Donald Lawrence Keene (born June 18, 1922) is an American-born Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature. [1]

82 relations: After the Banquet, Arthur Waley, Asahi Prize, Asahi Shimbun, Bachelor's degree, Berkeley, California, Boulder, Colorado, Chūshingura, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Columbia University, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Doctor of Philosophy, Doshisha University, Emeritus, Financial Times, Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu, Freedom of the City, Fukuoka Prize, Harvard University, Intelligence officer, Japan Women's University, Japanese language, Japanese literature, Japanese name, Japanese studies, Kanji, Kōbō Abe, Keiwa College, Kikuchi Kan Prize, Kinugawa River, Kita, Tokyo, Koxinga, Kyorin University, Kyoto, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto University, Literary criticism, Madame de Sade, Makoto Oda, Master's degree, Matsuo Bashō, Middlebury College, Multiple citizenship, Naruto Strait, New York City, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata, Niigata, Nishogakusha University, No Longer Human, North Carolina, ..., OCLC, Order of Culture, Order of the Rising Sun, Osamu Dazai, Pen name, PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, Person of Cultural Merit, Relinquishment of United States nationality, Ryūsaku Tsunoda, Seeds in the Heart, Sendai, St. Andrews University (North Carolina), The New York Times, The Pleasures of Japanese Literature, The Setting Sun, The Tale of Genji, Tohoku University, Tokyo, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Toyo University, Travelers of a Hundred Ages, United States Navy, University of Cambridge, Vermont, Waseda University, WorldCat, Yasunari Kawabata, Yūzō Yamamoto, Yomiuri Prize, Yoshida Kenkō, Yukio Mishima, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Expand index (32 more) »

After the Banquet

After the Banquet (宴のあと, Utage no Ato) is a novel by Yukio Mishima.

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Arthur Waley

Arthur David Waley (born Arthur David Schloss, 19 August 188927 June 1966) was an English Orientalist and sinologist who achieved both popular and scholarly acclaim for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry.

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Asahi Prize

The, established in 1929, is an award presented by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun Foundation to honor individuals and groups that have made outstanding accomplishments in the fields of arts and academics and have greatly contributed to the development and progress of Japanese culture and society at large.

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Asahi Shimbun

The is one of the five national newspapers in Japan.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California.

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Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Boulder County, and the 11th most populous municipality in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Chūshingura

is the title given to fictionalized accounts in Japanese literature, theatre, and film that relate to the historical incident involving the Forty-seven ''rōnin'' and their mission to avenge the death of their master, Asano Naganori.

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Chikamatsu Monzaemon

was a Japanese dramatist of jōruri, the form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunraku, and the live-actor drama, kabuki.

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Columbia University

Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

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Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus", or previously "The Body") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Doshisha University

, also referred to as, it is a private university in Kyoto City, Japan.

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Emeritus

Emeritus, in its current usage, is an adjective used to designate a retired professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, or other person.

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Financial Times

The Financial Times (FT) is a Japanese-owned (since 2015), English-language international daily newspaper headquartered in London, with a special emphasis on business and economic news.

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Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu

Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu is a collection of four major dramas by the famous Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon.

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Freedom of the City

The Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary.

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Fukuoka Prize

The is an award established by the city of Fukuoka and the Fukuoka City International Foundation (formerly The Yokatopia Foundation) to honor the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in preserving or creating Asian culture.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Intelligence officer

An Intelligence Officer is a person employed by an organization to collect, compile and/or analyze information (known as intelligence) which is of use to that organization.

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Japan Women's University

is the oldest and largest of private Japanese women's universities.

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Japanese language

is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language.

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Japanese literature

Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese.

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Japanese name

in modern times usually consist of a family name (surname), followed by a given name.

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Japanese studies

Japanese studies or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe) is a division of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan.

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Kanji

Kanji (漢字) are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system.

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Kōbō Abe

, pseudonym of, was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor.

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Keiwa College

is a private university in Shibata, Niigata, Japan.

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Kikuchi Kan Prize

The honors achievement in all aspects of Japanese literary culture.

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Kinugawa River

, is a river on the main island of Honshu in Japan.

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Kita, Tokyo

is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

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Koxinga

Zheng Chenggong, better known in the West by his Hokkien honorific Koxinga or Coxinga, was a Chinese Ming loyalist who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting them on China's southeastern coast.

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Kyorin University

is a private university in the western part of Tokyo, Japan.

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Kyoto

, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Kyoto Sangyo University

is a private university in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

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Kyoto University

, or is a national university in Kyoto, Japan.

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Literary criticism

Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.

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Madame de Sade

Madame de Sade is a 1965 play written by Yukio Mishima.

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Makoto Oda

was a Japanese novelist, peace activist, academic and Time Asian Hero.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin magister) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Matsuo Bashō

, born 松尾 金作, then, was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan.

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Middlebury College

Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, United States.

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Multiple citizenship

Multiple citizenship, dual citizenship, multiple nationality or dual nationality, is a person's citizenship status, in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen of more than one state under the laws of those states.

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Naruto Strait

is a strait between Awaji Island and Shikoku in Japan.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Niigata, Niigata

is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Nishogakusha University

is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

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No Longer Human

is a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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OCLC

OCLC, currently incorporated as OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated, is an American nonprofit cooperative organization "dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs".

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Order of Culture

The is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937.

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Order of the Rising Sun

The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan.

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Osamu Dazai

was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan.

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Pen name

A pen name (nom de plume, or literary double) is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their "real" name.

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PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation

The PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation, named in honor of U.S. translator Ralph Manheim, is a literary award given every three years by PEN American Center (the U.S. chapter of International PEN) to a translator "whose career has demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the body of his or her work".

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Person of Cultural Merit

is an official Japanese recognition and honor which is awarded annually to select people who have made outstanding cultural contributions.

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Relinquishment of United States nationality

Relinquishment of United States nationality is the process under federal law by which a U.S. citizen or national voluntarily and intentionally gives up that status and becomes an alien with respect to the United States.

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Ryūsaku Tsunoda

is known as the "father of Japanese studies" at Columbia University.

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Seeds in the Heart

Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century is the first book (though the last to be written and published) in Donald Keene's four book series "A History of Japanese Literature".

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Sendai

is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, the largest city in the Tōhoku region, and the second largest city north of Tokyo.

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St. Andrews University (North Carolina)

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Pleasures of Japanese Literature

The Pleasures of Japanese Literature is a short nonfiction work by Donald Keene, which deals with Japanese aesthetics and literature; it is intended to be less academic and encyclopedic than his other works dealing with Japanese literature such as Seeds in the Heart, but better as an introduction for students and laymen.

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The Setting Sun

is a Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai.

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The Tale of Genji

is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century.

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Tohoku University

, abbreviated to, located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is a Japanese national university.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

, often referred to as TUFS, is a specialist research university in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan.

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Toyo University

is a university with several branches in Japan, including Hakusan, Asaka, Kawagoe, and Itakura.

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Travelers of a Hundred Ages

Travelers of a Hundred Ages is a nonfiction work on the literary form of Japanese diaries by Donald Keene, who writes in his Introduction that he was introduced to Japanese diaries during his work as a translator for the United States in World War II when he was assigned to translate captured diaries of soldiers; he found them moving enough that he continued to study that genre.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Waseda University

, abbreviated as, is a Japanese private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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WorldCat

WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories that participate in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) global cooperative.

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Yasunari Kawabata

was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award.

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Yūzō Yamamoto

was a Japanese novelist and playwright.

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Yomiuri Prize

The is a literary award in Japan.

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Yoshida Kenkō

was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk.

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Yukio Mishima

is the pen name of, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, film director, founder of the Tatenokai, and nationalist.

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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The was a magnitude 9.0–9.1 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on Friday 11 March 2011, with the epicentre approximately east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Keene

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