PRE-MODERN LITERATURE : Depending on your object, there are several paths to be followed in undertaking a bibliographic search. If you are beginning work with a particular tex t you haven't
encountered before, and need to start from square on e, the following steps should be useful. 1.Look up the work and author in the Nihon koten bungaku kenky shi d aijiten (Benseisha) or the older Nihon koten bungaku daijiten (Iwanami shoten). For certain genres, Kenky shiry Nihon koten bunga ku (Meiji shoin) is also helpfu l. 2. Go to the most recent special edition on the text, issue, or genre in question in Kokubungaku: kaishaku to kansh or Kokubungaku: Kaishaku to ky zai no kenky journals. 3. Look at the essays and bibliographies in the appropriate volume of standard compendia such as Shin koten bungaku taikei, Shin Nihon koten b ung aku taikei, Shinpen Nihon koten bungaku zensh , Nihon koten bungaku taikei and Nihon koten bungaku zensh . 4.Look at standard literary histories such as the Shinpen Nihon bungakushi or Nihon bungeishi, which provide context and bibliographic information. 5. Try the appropriate hikkei for a quick and convenient overview of recent criticism (or look in the Shin koten bungaku kenky hikkei for overall view).
6. You m ay also want to look at the appropriate volum e, if available, of the Nihon bungaku kenky shiry s sho (Y seid , 1969--), which provide selected articles on particular genres, authors, or works, and include useful bibliograp hies and histories of research. 7. To find out the state of the field on a particular author, text, or topic, look at the Kokubungaku nenkan. Kokubu ngaku Kenky Shiry kan, 1979-annual. Call no.: [REF] PL 7 01 .K82. It contains a
comprehensive overview of each year's new scholarship in the field of Japanese literature and is well indexed and categorized . Look at the last fifteen to twenty years. A good companion volume to see the actual articles mentioned in the Kokubungaku nenkan is the Kokubungaku nenjibetsu ronbunsha . 1980-. Call. No. PL 726.35 K597. This contains the actual journal articles in condensed print from hard to get journals and kiy . The volum es are divid ed by historical period (ch sei, etc.) and year for easy access. The series leaves ou t those major journals (such as Bungaku, K aishaku to kansho) that can be easily accessed. 8. If you have little time and wan t to bypass m ost of the above, you can turn to the Kan sh Nihon koten bungaku series or the Kenky shiry Nihon koten bungaku (Meiji shoin) both of which contain
extensive excerpts from the text, connected by summaries of plot, and accompanied by modern translation, glossary, and commentary. 9. For those who are teaching undergraduates, Japanese Literature in Foreign Languages: 19451990 can help you find translations into Western languages. For historical overviews and English-language bibliography, the relevant volume of the Asian Literature Bibliography series may be useful. A literary history in English can also be found in Donald Keene's Seeds in the H eart and Wo rld W ithin Walls ..
MODERN LITERATURE: There are several importance resources for research on modern Japanese literature. For scholarship old and new , the m ost important bibliograph y is the series beginning with With the
Kokugo kokubun kenky zasshi sakuin , wh ich covers both classical and modern literature.
exception of the years 1932-37, this series indexes both journal articles an d monographs. For month ly prose descriptions of literature trends and issues, Bungei nenkan (annual from 1949) is also very useful. Scholars of contem porary literature should be aware of several important journals: much recent critical debate has gone on in the pages of Gendai shis (B804 .G451) and Hihy k kan (PN80 .H54), while Gunz (AC95 .J3 G 8), Bungei (PL700 .B 843 ), Shinch (PL700 .S4), and Yuriika (PL731 .Y 8) all publish important works of literature and criticism. To locate primary texts in the zensh of individual writers, you should turn to the Gendai Nihon bunga ku s ran shiriizu (M/S X-6). For translations into European languages, the most complete index is the Japan P.E .N. Club 's Mo dern Japanese Literature in Translation, 1945-1990 . For translations into
Japanese of Western works, use the Meiji Taish Sh wa hon'yaku bungaku mokuroku . For quick reference, the Shinch Nihon bu ngaku jiten is an essential desktop tool. For more detailed information on individual authors, however, the single-volume edition of K dansha's Kindai Nihon bungaku daijiten is more complete. In English, there is alw ays Donald Keene's encyclopedic Dawn to the West , which has an
For more in depth searches, scan the pages of the Kokubungaku nenkan , issued annually, bein g sure to glance at the first section which provides useful summaries of developments by period. For developments in contemporary literature, the Bungei nenkan , also issued annually, is very useful.
Meiji bungaku zensh . 99 vols + index. Chikuma shob , 1969-89. Call no.: 910.82 M473. Although not annotated, this collection encompasses an enormous range of texts, including essays and historical writing from the period. Each volume has a selected bibliography at the back. Kindai bungaku hy ron taikei , 10 vols., K adokawa shoten, 1971-75 (PL 726.6 .K 49 1971): Extensive collection of critical essays from the 1870s. A good place to go to figure out the culturally relevant criticisms on variety of topics. Vols. 1-3, Meiji; vols. 4-5, Taish ; vol. 6, Taish /Sh wa; vol. 7, Sh wa; vol. 8, shiron, karon, hairon; vol. 9, Engekiron; vol. 10, nenpy . Sh wa hihy taikei , 4 vols., Banch shob , 1968 (no call number available): Although it does not cover the entire Sh wa Period, it is the best anthology for Sh wa criticism, both literary and cultural, up to the mid-1960s. Gendai Nihon bungaku rons shi , ed. Hirano Ken, et. al., 3 vols., Miraisha, 1956. Collection of criticism beginning from the 1920s to the mid-1940s, which have contributed to a specific debate within the intellectual circles during this period (ex. Novel without Plot@ debate between Akutagawa Ry nosuke and Tanizaki Jun =ichir ). Modan toshi bungaku , 10 vols., H eibonsha, 1990 (Shelved separately in Starr Library stacks): A collection of short stories and essays w hich appeared in the 1920s and the 1930s. A s the title suggests, it focuses on the development of urban literature and culture. C ontains obscure w orks w hich would take lots of time to unearth on one =s own. For the title of individ ual volum es, see attachment. POETRY COLLECTIONS
Shinpen kokka taikan . Kadokawa Shoten, 1983-1987. 10 volum es. (Revised edition of the Kokka taikan , 1951-1958) . Call no.: PL 758 .S4955 1983. This work collects and indexes the entire corpus of classical poetry com posed in waka form throu gh the end of the medieval era. Each of the ten volumes is divided into two parts, the first collecting the texts of the poems and the second providing an index. The classification is as follows: 1) 2) Rokuj . 3) 4) poem s) 5) Utaawase I, Kag akush , Mo nogatari , Nikki, etc. (Poems comp osed for poetry contests, Shikash I (Personal collections of individual authors) Shikash II and Teis ka I (more personal collections and sequences with fixed numbers of Cho kusensh (Imperial C ollections), e.g. Kokinsh , Shinkokinsh , Shisensh I (Collections edited p rivately without imperial sanction), e.g. Many sh , Kokin
collections of exem plary poems, and poems occurring in the prose contexts of stories, diaries, etc.) 6) 7) 8) 9) Shisensh II (more privately edited collections as in no. 2 above as well as variant texts). Shikash III (more person al collections plus variant texts). Shikash IV Shikash V
Utaawase II, Supplement Un less one knows w hich collection (im perial, private, story, etc.) the poem is from, it is best to begin with the Cho kusensh volume and then work through the volu mes in order. (For useful lists of collections, see The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature , pp.341-348.) It is important to note that each poem is indexed five times under each of the five ku (lines of verse) that constitute a classical waka, which makes the index especially usefu l for tracing partial quotations or poetic allusions within single poem s.
Nihon kag aku taikei. Sasaki N obu tsuna, ed. Kazama Shobo, 1957. Main edition and sequ el. Call no.: 911.208 Sa7. This is a very important multi-volume source of poetic treatises and commentaries on waka. Shikash taisei. Heianch utaawase taisei. Meiji shoin. Kinsei waka sensh sh sei. Ueno Y z , ed. Meiji shoin. Nihon kay sh sei. Main edition and sequel. Koten haibungaku taikei. Hisamatsu Senichi, Imoto Noichi, eds. Sh eisha. Showa 45-47. Haiku taikan. Meiji shoin. Showa 46. Ky ka taikan. Meiji shoin. Showa 58. Ha if yanagidaru zensh . Sanseido. 1976 -78. 12 vols. PL 760 .H3 1976. Haifu yanagidaru zensh sakuin hen . 1984. With index. REF PL 760 H32.
Y kyoku taikan. 7 volumes. Meiji shoin. 1930-31. PL 735.5 .Y5 S23. Muromachi jidai monogatari taisei. 13 volumes. Matsumoto Ry shin, et. al., ed. Kadokawa shoten. 1973-1985. PL 777.3 .Y63 Kana-z shi sh sei. Aasakura Haruhiko, ed. 27 volumes. T ky d shuppan. 1980-. PL 777.4 K35. Sharebon taisei. Mizuno Minoru, ed. Ch k ronsha. 1978-88. 30 volumes. PL 777 .35 .S5 Hanashibon taikei. 20 vol. T ky d shupan. 1975-1980. PL 776.H33 Nihon zuihitsu taisei. Yoshikawa k bunkan. 1993-94. 12 volumes. AC 145 .N544 1996. Nihon zuihitsu taisei. Bekkan. Yoshikawa k bunkan. 1996. AC 145 .N544 1996. Zoku Nihon zuihitsu taisei, Bekkan. 12 volumes. Yoshikawa k bunkan. 1981-83. AC 145 .N546 BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDES TO ZENSHe AND SERIAL COLLECTIONS
Zensh f s sho saimoku s ran: Koten-hen . Kokuritsu kokkai toshokan, 1973, 1977, 1989 . Call no.: REF . Z 3304.2 .K6 4 1973. This is the index for a catalog that lists tables of contents for complete works (zensh f) and series (s sho ) of classical Japanese literature. Though originally designed for the use of reference librarians, it may also be consulted to track down single works, e.g. plays or poetic treatises, that are more often than not found only in collected editions. Part 1 lists tables of contents, part 2 (sakuin ) is a index by title of works, and part 3 (zoku hen ) is a 19 89 expansion w ith tables of contents an d title index in one volume. Gendai Nihon bungaku s ran shiriizu . Nichigai Associates. 1982-1988.. Call no.: Z 3308 .L8 G46 1988. This work takes up 11 volumes, as follows: 1.Tables of contents for general zensh , in two parts; 2. Author index for general zensh , in two parts; 3. Title index of works in gen eral zensh , in two parts; 4.Tables of contents for zensh of individual authors, in five parts; 5. Title index for zensh of individual authors, in four parts; 6. Tables of contents for poetry zensh , in two parts; 8. Title index for poetry zensh , in two parts; 9. Tables of contents for general zensh (1993 expansion); 10. Author index for general zensh (1993 expansion): 11. Title index for general zensh (1993 expansion). Note that the library does not have volum e 7, which is an author index for poetry zensh . [Sakka mei kara hikeru] Nihon bungaku zensh annai. Call no.: REF Z3308 .L5 S323 1984. [Saku hinmei kara hikeru] Nihon bungaku zensh annai. Nichigai Associates, 1984. Call no: REF Z3308 .L5 S325 1984 M /S: X-7, X-8. [Sakuhinmei kara hikeru Nihon bungaku] Hy ron, shis ka kojin zensh annai. Call no.: REF Z3 308 .L5 S324 4 1992. [ Sakuhinmei kara hikeru N ihon bungaku] Sakka, sh setsuka kojin zensh annai. Call no.: REF Z3 308 .L5 S3246 1992. [Sakuhinmei kara hikeru Nihon bungaku] Shiika, haijin kojin zensh annai. Nichigai Associates, 1992. Call no.: RE F Z3308 .L5 S3246 1992. These
volumes are distillations from the multi-volume Gendai Nihon s ran shiriizu . Unless your author is very obscure, they is likely to include what you are looking for. The former two volumes include a fairly wide variety of zensh are included, from specialized ones like the Nihon puroretaria bungaku zensh to several generic "Nihon bungaku zensh " compendia; the latter three index works from individual collections of critics, novelists, and poets. Kokuritsu kokkai toshokan Zensh s sho saimoku s ran: Koten hen , 1973. Koten hen sa kuin , 1977. Z3304.2 K 64 1973. Covers from M eiji to 1970, show ing the contents of all zensh and serial collections. Kokuritsu kokkai toshokan Zensh s sho saimoku s ran: Koten hen zoku , 1989. Z3304.2 K64 . Continuation of the above, covering 1971-1985. Zensh s sho s mokuroku . 1945-1990. Nichigai associates. See Vol V (Geijutsu, gengo, bungaku) and V I (Index). Helpful but does not include detailed table of contents.
devoted to the sub ject of the special issue is a comprehensive bibliography of recent scholarship on the topic. This is a convenient place to go when beginning research in a n ew field. Nihon bungaku. A respectable journal on classical and modern Japanese literature put out by the Nihon bungaku ky kai, one of the central organizations of Japanese literary scholars. Nihon bungaku kenky shiry s sho, Yuseido. 100 volumes. Anthologies of articles on major
texts, genres, and authors. Very useful selections of important articles that are otherwise hard to obtain. Categorized by author or text from ancient to modern. In the back of each volume there is a historical survey of scholarship. Nihon bungaku kenky shiry shinsh , 30 vols., Y seid . A sequel to Nihon bungaku kenky shiry s sho, this collection updates it with more recent essays. A supplement and not a replacement to Nihon bungaku kenky shiry s sho.
Kokubungaku nenjibetsu ronbunsh . 1980-. Call. No. PL 726.35 K 597. This contains the actual journal articles in condensed print from hard to get journals and kiy . The volumes are divided by historical period (ch sei, etc.) and year for easy access. The series leaves out those major journals (such as Bungaku, Kaishaku to kansho) that can be easily accessed. Excellent resource.
JOURNAL INDEXES Nihon bungaku kenky bunken y ran 1965-1974. Nichigai Associates, 1976-77. 3 parts in 2 volumes. Call no.: Z3308.L5 N44. This is a classified list of journal articles and books on Japanese literature for the years 1965-1974. Classification is by period, genre, author and works. Vol. 1: Kodai-Kinsei. Vol. 2 & 3: Gendai literature, with volume 2 dealing with authors and works and volume 3 with genres. Each volume is provided with indexes. An important source to refer to when beginning to compile a bibliography on a limited topic. Kindai zasshi mokuji bunko: Kokugo kokubungaku hen. Yumani shob , 1992. Ref Z3308. This is the best all-round index to literature journals. It lists the journals alphabetically and gives the contents of each issue. Indispensable for seeing the content of journals in the annex. From Meiji 1 to 1989. Nijusseiki bunken y ran taikei: Nihon bungaku kenky bunken y ran. Kinokuniya shoten, 1996. Ref. Z3308. L5 N432 1996. Lists articles, book reviews, and books by field, genre and author, including Monumenta Nipponica. Covers 1965-1989. Each set has two volumes for modern literature, one for classical literature. Three sets, 1965-74, 1975-84, 1985-89. For publications after 1989 see Kokubungaku nenkan. For more, see next entry on bibliographies.
*** Z ho Kokugo kokubun gaku kenky shi taisei. Sanseido. M ulti-volume series. Includes important primary sources, seminal articles, extensive bibliograph ic information, h istory of research. Separate volumes on Genji, Many sh , Basho, etc. up through a limited number of modern authors. In Prentis. Shin koten bungaku kenky hikkei. Ichiko Teiji, ed. Gakut sha, 1992. Call no.: PL726.1 .S55 1992. There are more than twenty different hikkei (research handbooks) available, each focused on a different text, author, genre, or field; the Shin koten bungaku kenky hikkei is the encyclopedic version, with a series of overviews of criticism of various important pre-modern works. The book is organized by time period and genre; each signed article presents an explanation of the basic facts of the w ork in question, followed by an brief history of its study and reception. Bessatsu Kokubungaku (H ikkei) series. Gakut sha. Over 20 vols. Good for getting the latest information on the state of the field. Examples include: Bessatsu Kokubun gaku Shin Koten bungaku kenky hikkei. Ref Pl 726. 1. S55 1992; Bessatsu Kokubungaku. Shin G endai bungaku kenky hikkei. PL 726 .6 S55 1993; Bessatsu Kokubungaku Ocho monogatari hikkei. Ref PL 74 7.2 .024 1988; Bessatsu Kokubungaku Many sh hikkei, I, II; Bessatsu Kokub ungaku Mori ]gai hikkei; Bessatsu Kokubungaku Mishima Yukio hikkei; Bessatsu Kokubungaku N atsume Soseki hikkei; Bessatsu Kokubungaku N ihon shinwa hikkei; Bessatsu K okubungaku M ukashi-banashi densetsu hikkei; Bessatsu Kokubu ngaku G enji monogatari jiten; Bessatsu Kokubungaku Koten bunp hikkei. Kokubungaku kenky jiten . Meiji Shoin, 1973. Call no.: 910.3 W271. Discusses works, authors, and genres for all periods of Japanese literature from Kodai through Taish . Largely superceded by other
references, but it is especially useful for the lists of earlier scholarship on classical w orks--in particular, the ancient commentaries and exegesis that form the foundation for much modern scholarship. An index is included. ***K enky shiry Nihon koten bungaku Meiji Shoin . 1983-85. Call nos: listed individ ually. This twelve-volume set is organized by genre, and within each volume, by author or title in goj on order. Extremely helpful bibliographic essays with excerpts from original. The twelve volumes are: 1. M onogatari bungaku, 2. Rekishi, gunki, rekishi monogatari, 3.Setsuwa bungaku, 4. K insei shosetsu, 5. M an'y , kay , 6. Waka, 7. Renga, haikai, ky ka, 8. Zuihitsu bungaku, 9. N ikki, kik bungaku, 10. Gekibungaku, 11.Kanshi kanbun hy ron, 12. Bunp : tsuketari jish Kenky shiry gendai Nihon bungaku . Meiji Sh in. 7 vol. 1980. M odern Literature. Same series as above. Categorized by genre from Meiji to the late 1970s. Includes brief biographies of selected historians and social scientists as well as writers and literary critics and scholars. 910.207 K 35 v.1-7 (in K ent). Kokubungaku kenky shomoku kaidai. Ed. As Isoji. Shibund , 1957. Call no.: REF Z3308 .L5 K624 Kokubungaku kenky shomoku kaidai. Ed. Ichiko Teiji. T ky Daigaku Shup pankai, 1982. Call no.: REF Z3308 .L5 K 625. These two texts are extremely useful ways of finding some of the most important scholarship on your top ic. For most purposes, the more recent volume is all that you need, but the 1955 book contains useful information about criticism and scholarship from M eiji to mid-Showa (some earlier works are listed). Both volumes consist of signed entries on selected works, organized by period, genre,
and text. The number of works discussed is small, but their inclusion m eans they are well-regarded; the short essays about them will tell you why. ***Kokubungaku nenkan . . Kokubungaku K enky Shiry kan, 1979-annual. Call no.: [REF] PL 701 .K82 The Kokubungaku nenkan contains a comprehensive overview of each year's new scholarship in the field of Japanese literature. The most useful sections are the bibliographies and index es. Kokubungaku kenky bunken m okuroku . Kokubun gaku kenky shiry kan, 1984. Call no.: REF Z 7072 .K563 . A very useful reference work for locating earlier scholarship in the field of Japanese language and literature. Most of this volume is taken up by a comprehensive listing of journal articles on literary topics that were published between 1941 and 1962; these are classified by period, genre, author if known, and then the text dealt with (a list of what journals are covered appears in the back). T here are also two separate section s listing articles on subjects related to Japanese language education (kokugo ky iku ) and to Japanese linguistics; these sections are classified by subtopic. All entries simply list the author and title of the article along with the title and volume of the journal in which it is to be found. At the end of all this are three indexes: to writers, to texts, and to article authors. Nihon bungei s ran . 4 vols. Odagiri Susumu, ed. Meiji bunken, 1992. Call no.: REF Z3308 .L5 G52 1992. Published in 1968 and revised in 1992, this work lists the tab les of contents of 145 literary journals from late Meiji to 1955 (Sh wa 20). It includes an index of nam es as well as extensive annotations. Meiji Taish Sh wa ho n'yaku bungaku mo kuroku . Kazama shob , 1952. Call no: REF Z330 8 .T7 K6 1984. M/S: X -16; IHJ: 1502. Includes translations of W estern literature into Japanese, from 1868 until 195 5. Includes only books, not translations that app eared in journals.
PL7 26.55 .N485 4 1984.T he one-volum e edition of the above con tains the contents of the first three (author) volumes. Unique to this edition is the addition of about 30 specially commissioned articles on current
literary issues, a 60-page chronology of modern Japanese literature, and a multi-page "Bungaku shiry arubamu " of color photos. Shinch Nihon bu ngaku jiten . Ed. Isoda Koichi et al. Shinch sha, 1988. \7000. Call no.: REF PL707 .S46 1988. This is one of the best all-round single-volume reference works for both classical and modern literature. In terms of modern literature, it differs from the one-volume edition of Nihon kindai bunga ku daijiten in the inclusion of subject entries for genres and movements. It contains information on contem porary literature, with entries dealing with living scholars, writers, and critics, as well as literary prizes and so on. Author entries usually include summaries and evaluations of the most important works. All articles are signed.
Heianch bungaku jiten . Ed. Oka Kazuo. T ky d , 1972. Ref. PL707 .038 1972. Ch sei Kamakura Muromachi bungaku jiten . Ed A raki Yoshio. Rev. ed. Shunsh sha, 1961 . Ref. PL726 .3 A75 1961. Edo bungaku jiten . Ed. Teruoka Yasutaka. Tokyo: Fuzanb , 1940. Ref. PL 747 .35 T47 1940. Kinsei bungaku bungaku kenky jiten . Ed. O kamoto M asaru and Kira Sueo. f sha. 1986 . Ref. PL 726 .35 O53 1986. Extremely useful, with bibliographic essays on all the genres. Nihon gendai bung aku daijiten. Meiji Sh in. Sakuhinhen. PL 762.2.N53 1994. B est contem porary literature dictionary. The jinmei jik hen is missing. Concise introduction to 3394 texts from Meiji to postwar. Nihon bungei kansh jiten: Kindai meisaku 1017 sen e no sh tai. Gy sei, 1988. 20 vols. Call no: PL726 .55 .N53 1987. This is an extremely useful collection of summaries and evaluations of 1017 major works of Japanese literature and literary criticism from 1871 through 1975. An index in the back of each volume includes all the people, places, and subjects that appear in the text of the articles. The last volume includes an index of all works in the series, by author an d title.
GENRE DICTIONARIES
*** Waka daijiten . Inukai Kiyoshi and others. Meiji Shoin, 1986. 1201p. Call no.: REF PL 728. 81 .W3 1986 The standard dictionary on classical waka. V ery useful for providin g information on poetic associations of flowers, place-nam es, and for its discussion of the terminology of waka poetics. Bibliographic references. Waka bungaku daijiten . Edited by Kubota Utsubo, et al. Meiji Shoin, 1962. Call no.: REF PL728 .W32 1962. Th ough its entries are largely superceded by the above work, this is still a valuable source for research on waka. Nihon kan bunga ku daijiten . Kond Haruo. Meiji Shoin, 1985. 894 p. Call no: REF. PL 3040.2 .K65 1985. This extremely useful book contains 6,300 entries on Japanese literature in Chinese--people, books, poetry, facts, events, Japanese scholars, etc. Extensive entries (often including complete texts or lengthy
excerpts) give references to modern scholarship. Chronological tables of Japanese kangaku, Edo kangakush a, nengo charts for Japanese and C hinese. Nihon kay jiten . Ed. Sudo T oyohiko. Tokyo: f sha, 1985. RE F M L 102 .S6 N5 3 1985. For folk songs. Nihon zuihitsu jiten . Ed. Asakura Haruhiko. Tokyo: Tokyo Shoseki, 1986. REF Z 6514 .E8 N54 1988. For essays. Bukkyo bungaku jiten . Ed. Takeishi Akio. Tokyo: T ky d Shuppan, 1980. REF BQ 1010 .T34 1980. For Budd hist literature. Setsuwa bungaku jiten . Ed. Nagano J ichi. T okyo: T ky d Shuppan, 1969 (1989 printing). REF PL 748 .S47 1989 Nihon tanpen monogatarish jiten . Kob ayashi Yasuharu, ed. Tokyo bijitsu, 1984 . . . : , 1984. A revised version of Setsuwa bungaku hikkei (Showa 51). Dictionary for setsuw a and mukashibanashi. LIBRARY DOES NOT HAVE. PLEASE ORDER. Shinshaku kanbun taikei. Meiji Shoin, 1961. Call no.: PL 1060.J3 Z257 1961. This series contains the texts of the Chinese classics, kanbun readings, modern translations and ex tensive notes, and Japanese kanbun and kanshi.
Senryu s g jiten . Ed. Bito Sanryu. Tokyo: Y zankaku, 1984. REF PL 730 .S47 1984 Edo senry jiten Hamada G iichir . PL 730 .H 32 1968. Poems and commentary. Ky ka kansh jiten. Suzuki T z . Kadokawa shojiten series. 1984. PL 732.K94 S89 1984 Ky ka jinm ei jisho. . Kano K aian, ed. . H irota shoten, 1928. RE F PL 723 .K3 6 1928. Reissued in 1977 by . Library has older edition. For ky ka masters. Edo kobanashi jiten . T ky d Shupp an, 1965. PL745 .M8 See also Edo kobanashi ruiwa jiten . Ed. Muto S adao. Tokyo: T ky d Shuppan, 1996. PL746 .M822 1996 Kokugakusha denki shusei. 3 vols. Ed . Ueda K azutoshi, Haga Y aichi, et. al., Tokyo: K unimoto Shuppansha, 1934-1935. Ref. B5243.K6 K63 1934. Convenient for kokugaku. Haikai daijiten. Ed. Ijichi Tetsuo. Tokyo : Meiji Shoin, 1957. 1990 (printing). REF PL 732 .H3 H224 195 7. Has been replaced by Haibungaku daijiten. *** Haibun gaku daijiten . Ogata Tsutomu, ed., K adokawa, 1995. Best single volume on renga, haikai, senryu, an d modern haiku. Edo gaku jiten. Nishiyama Matsunosuke, et.al., eds. Kobundo. 1984. REF DS 897 .T6 E26. Condensed edition (with same content) now available in paperback. 1994. REF DS897.T6 E262 1994. Great resource for culture, education, mores, and literature of the city of Edo in the Edo period.
Engeki hyakka da ijiten . Heibonsha. 196 0-1962. 6 volum es. PN 2035. E53. B est all-round on theater. Monumental, largest single source of inform ation on Japanese theater. N , ky gen jiten. Ed. Nishino Haruo. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1987. REF PN 2924.5 .N6 N534 1987 Ky gen jiten gobihen . Furukawa Hisashi. Ed . T ky d shup pan. 1976. 6 th edition. , . : , 197 6. Excellent for words in ky gen. PLEASE ORDER. Kabuki jiten.. Ed. Hattori Yukio, Hirosue Tamotsu, ed., Heibonsha. 1983. REF PN 2924.5 K3 K111 1984. Standard reference for kabuki. Invaluable. New K abuki Encyclopedia: A R evised Adaptation of Kabuki Jiten . Samuel Leiter. Greenwood Press, 1997. REF PN 2924.5 K3 L44 1997. An English adaptation of the Kabuki jiten. Convenient but contains mis-translations. Kabu ki saiken . Ed. Yoshida Chiaki. Iwanami shoten, 1983. PN2924.5 .K3 N63 1983. Convenient for looking up history and criticism. Kabuki jinmei jiten. Nojima Jusaburo, ed. Nichigai asoshietsu, Kinokuniya shoten. 1988. REF PN 2927 .K253 1988. Very good for kabuki actors. Rakugo jiten. Todai rakugokai, ed. Rev. and enlarged by Yasuda Takehiro. PL 776 .R26 1973. Revised edition.
Nihon bungaku sakuin jinmei jiten . Ed. Ichiko Teiji, et al. Kawade Shob , 1956. Call no.: 910.3 Y8. Though limited in scope, this work is useful for identifying characters that appear in Japanese literature. Covers kodai through kindai. An index to characters and works is included. Nihon kak densh jinmei jiten . Heibonsha. Call no.: REF PL 721.C4 N54 1986. You can spend hours flipping through this book, which contains entries on mythical creatures (from kami to o-bake ), fictional people, and the legends about historical people. Entries contain bibliographic information and are accompanied by reproductions of visual images of the various beings, along with quotations from relevant texts (some in kanbun ) and references to other texts in which the legends appear. Nihon denki densetsu daijiten . Ed. Inui Katsumi. Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten, 1986. REF PL 748 .N4 198 7. Very good.
Nihon koten bungaku taikei sakuin . Iwanami Shoten, 1963-1969. 2 vols. (Nihon koten bungaku taikei bekka n). Call no.: R EF 910.82 N 574 Suppl 1 & 2. IHJ: 1518. Part one covers NKB T volum es 1-66, while part two covers NKBT 67-100. Each part is divided into three sections: an index of words and subjects; an index of waka, haiku, and kay , (with the addition of kanshi and wasan [Buddhist hymns] in the second part); and a listing of the table of contents of each volume of the NKBT, including the editors' names, the chapters, maps, pictures, critical essays, and so on.
Hachidaish s sakuin , Iwanami shoten. Part of the Shin nihon koten bu ngaku taikei and the eight volume H achidaish (Kokinsh to Shinkokinsh ) editions in that series. Extremely useful for looking up words and phrases in waka. Nihon zuihitsu sakuin . ta Tamesabur , compiler. Iwanami Shoten, (originally 1925), 1963. Call no.: REF AI 19 .J3 O 82 1925 . Zoku N ihon zuihitsu saku in . (1932), 1963. Call no.: REF AI 19.J3 O822 1932. /S: X-5; IHJ: 1520. Two indexes to Edo period zuihitsu . At the front of each volume appears a list of the essays covered along with author, and the date and location of the modern katsuji version he has used. Entries cover a wide range of topics including people's nam es and sources of kotowaza . The first volume covers 214 works, while the Zoku covers 178. Shinpen kokka taikan . Kadokawa Shoten, 1983-1987. 10 volum es. (Revised edition of the Kokka taikan , 1951-1958) . Call no.: PL 758 .S4955 1983. M /S: X -13; IHJ: 1517 . For detail, see under poetry collections. Nihon setsuwa bungaku saku in . Seibund , revised edition, 1974.
500,000 entries in 20 volumes, this dictionary gives the longest and greatest number of word entries. Its definitions are elaborate, including examples of historical usage. It is essential for learning the full range of a word 's meanings. Gensen = Kokugo daijiten. Sh gakkan, 1982. C all no.: REF PL6 75 .K 595 4 1982. This is a singlevolume abridgement of the above. Full referen ces to works cited within entries are given in the back. It features appendices of difficult kanji, tables of Western and Japanese history, etc. The closest desktop substitute for the 20- volum e set. K jien. Iwanami Shoten, 1983. \6,500. Call no.: REF PL 675 .S5. Standard that gives extensive
definitions, etymologies, and variant usages for words, places, historical and literary figures. Da ijirin . Sanseido, 1988 . Call no.: REF PL675 .D34 1988 . A large single-volume kokugo jiten that may overlap or even supercede K jien in neologism and gairaigo.
***K adokaw a kogo da ijiten . Kadokawa shoten, 1999. 5 vols. Call no.: REF PL682 .K32 1982. The largest single kogo dictionary. Strong in kinsei. An encyclopedic dictionary of words and proper nouns which provides historical information on terms and their usage. Includes fictional characters. Iwanam i kogo jiten . Iwanami shoten, 1974. Call no.: REF PL675 .O6. Standard desk reference for kogo. Verbs are entered in ren'yokei form rather than the more common sh shikei form .. Nihon kokugo daijiten. Sh gakkan, 1972-76. 20 vols. Call no.: RE F PL675 .N4 6 1972. Still
probably the best for finding prem odern words. Kogo daijiten . Sh gakkan, 1983. Call no.: REF PL682 .K7 8. This is the largest single-volume kogo jiten, compiled from the above 20-volume Sh gakkan Nihon kokugo daijiten.
Jidaibetsu kokugo daijiten j daihen . Sanseid , 1982. Call no.: REF PL682 .J52 1967 Jidaibetsu kokugo daijiten Muroma chi hen . Sanseido. REF PL682 .J53 1985. Three volumes available. Incomplete. Nihon sengokushi kan wa jiten . Muraishi Toshio. Murata shoten. 1987. REF PL 677.5 .M85 1987. Nihon sengokushi kokugo jiten . Muraishi Toshio. Murata shoten, 1991. / . : . NOT IN LIBRARY. PLEASE ORDER. Ky gen jiten gobihen . Furukawa Hisashi. Ed . T ky d shup pan. 1976. 6 th edition. / . : , 1976.. Excellent for words in ky gen. LIBRARY DOES NOT HAVE. PLEASE ORDER.
Edogo daijiten . Maeda Isam u, ed. K dansha. 1974 . K dansha gakujitsu bunk . / . : . For lan guage in Edo region during the Edo period. Indispensible. NOT IN THE LIBRARY. PLEASE ORDER. Edogo jiten . Oku bo Tadakuni. T ky d shuppan. 1991. For language in Edo region during the Edo period. Edogo jiten . Miyoshi Ikko. Seiabo. 1971 . PREN TIS. 818.27 M 692 . PLEASE BRING BACK FROM PRENTIS. Kinsei kamigatago jiten . Maaeda Isamu. T ky d . 1964. PRENTIS. 818.4 M 262. For language in the Kyoto-Osaka region during the Edo period. PLEASE BRING BACK FRO M PRENTIS. Zappaigo jiten . Suzuki Katsutada. T ky d . 1968. REF PL 685 .S8 53 1968 . Zoku zapp aigo jiten. Suzuki Katsutada. Meiji shoin. 1982. REF PL 685 .S853 1982. Sequel (zokuhen) to the first edition. Popular linked verse, haikai, contemp orary vocabulary.
Reikai kogo jiten. San seid . Best compact volume for classical grammar. Designed for high school students but has excellent grammar explanations by top scholars. ]bunsha Kogo jiten. bunsha. Also highly recommend ed for beginners.. Iwanami kogo jiten . Iwanami shoten, 1974. Call no.: REF PL675 .O6. Standard desk reference for kogo. V erbs are en tered in ren 'yokei form rather than the more common shushikei form .. Kenky shiry Nihon koten bungaku . Vol. 12. Bunp , jisho. Y seid . PL 533 .B86 1983. Very good for classical grammar, with explanation of different approaches by different scholars and schools.
Nihon bunp daijiten . Matsumura Akira, ed. Meiji Shoin, 1971. Call no.: REF PL 533.M29 1971. This is a useful dictionary for both modern and premodern grammar. Changes in use and meaning over time are carefully delineated, along with kanbun equivalents. M odern and premodern are not mixed together; even in cases where a premodern particle or suffix has survived to the present day, a separate entry is made for it. Nihon bunp jiten . Kitahara Yasuo, Suzuki Tan jir , Takeda K ^, Masubuchi Tsunekichi, Yamaguchi Yoshinori, ed. Y seid shuppan. 1981. PL 535 .N448 1981. Good all-around grammar dictionary for modern and classical. Bungo Manual: Selected Reference Materials for Students of Classical Japanese . Helen C raig McCullough. Cornell University Press, 1988. Call no.: DS501 .C62 no.48. McCullough's work is one of the most useful guides available to help English speakers read classical Japanese. Classical Japanese G ram ma r Illustrated with Texts . Tadashi Ikeda. Toho Gakkai (Institute of
Eastern Culture), 1975. Call no.: PL531 .I4. A helpful and well-organized textbook, with many examples. Also very useful as a reference, this is the most comprehensive gramm ar available in English.
Morohashi Tetsuji, Dai kanw a jiten . Taishukan, 13 vols. C all no.:RE F PL681 .C5 M861 1984. This is the definitive dictionary of the Chinese language and one of the great dictionaries of the world. There is currently available a reduced-size edition; pirate editions from Taiwan are also in circulation in reducedsize format. Vol. 13 is a character index, and there is a vocab ulary index volume (Dai kanwa jiten goi sakuin).. K kanwa jiten . Taishukan 1981-2, 4 vols. \70,000. Call no.: [not in Starr library]. This abridgment of Morohashi has 20,000 characters and 120,000 w ords (versus 45 ,000/527,000 in the original). Kadokawa kanwa ch jiten . Kadokawa shoten, 1959. \3,000. Call no.: REF PL681 .C5 K3 1967. Although sup erceded in som e ways by Shinjigen (see following entry), this dictio nary includes many Japanese compounds not included there. More oriented to Jap anese than Chinese. Shinjigen . Kadokawa shoten, 1968. \2,100. C all no.: REF PL675 .K35 1984. T his dictionary
focuses primarily on Chinese rather than Japanese compounds. It includes more characters than the above, but has left out compounds regarded as self-evident. Provides Mand arin pronunciation in Roman script for each character. Although there are many kanwa jiten in this price/size range, this one seems to be the accepted stand ard. Daijigen . Kadokawa, 1968. Best one volu me, large kanw a, character dictionary. Historically sensitive character dictionary.
comprehensive kokugo, kanji, kotowaza dictionaries and thesaurus. Ex treme fast and efficient for looking up characters, using multiple entries and methods. Has many features such as sound with the Chinese pronunciations of kan ji. Konjaku Mojikyo CD-ROM . Japanese: . Covers 90,000 characters used in Japanese, Korean,
Chinese, Vietnamese . Search by yomi, stroke order, radical, component part, English meaning, pin'yin reading, Korean reading, or Daikan wa (M orohashi) number. Further information at:
http://www.mojikyo.gr.jp K jien Genius. Sharp. Model PW 7000. Includes Kojien, Junior Eiw a jiten, Junior Waei jiten, kanwa jiten. The most outstanding features is a kanji dictionary that is linked with the Kojien. Fits on the palm of the hand. This have been subsequently superceded by new models.
There is a long tradition of poetic word dictionaries or references beginn ing in the H eian period with N in utamaku ra . The modern versions are as follows. *** Utakotoba utamakura daijiten , edited by Kubota Jun and Baba A kiko ed. Kakokawa shoten, 1999. Short entries on the history of associations of particular poetic words and place names, with sample poems. The most comprehensive reference so far to poetic words and their associations. A mu st for those studying waka. ***Utam akura utakotoba jiten. . Katagiri Y ichi , ed. Kadokawa Shoten, 1983. Call no.: REF PL7 26.2 .K2 7. Short entries on the history of associations of particular poetic words and place names, with sample poems. Revised and expanded version appeared as Utamakura utakotoba jiten. Kasama shoin. 199 9. Call no.: REF PL7 26.2 .K272 1999 . ch go jiten, Akiyama Ken, ed. Tokyo U niversity Press, 20 00. Very good reference on key words in Heian literature, organized both alphabetically and by category (such as love). Man =y no utakotoba jiten Inaoka K oji, Hashimoto Tatsuo, eds. Y hikaku sensho. 1982. Call no. PL 728.16 M28 1983. Focuses on the use of poetic diction in the Many sh with good ex amples. Recommended. Kago reika jiten . Torii Kimihiro, ed. Seibunsha, 1988. PL 758 .T67 19 88. Includes modern tanka, with emphasis on the sample poems. Explanations are abbreviated. Waka daijiten . Inukai K iyoshi and others. M eiji Shoin, 1986. 1201 p. Call no.: REF PL 728. 81 .W 3 1986 The standard dictionary on classical w aka. V ery useful for providin g information on poetic associations of flowers, place-nam es. Dai saijiki. Ed. Yamamoto Kenkichi. 4 vols. Sh eisha, 1989. Call no.: REF PL732 .H3 D34. An extremely useful compendium of information on kigo (seasonal words), utamakura (poetic place nam es), and haimakura . The first two volumes are guides to kigo: volume one is devoted to spring and summer, and volume two covers fall, winter, and the new year. Entries are rounded out by illustrative poems ranging from Man'y to modern times (including w aka, kanshi, ren ga, haikai, haiku, and tanka). Heavily
illustrated. Volume three gives similar treatment to utamakura and haimakura : they are organized by region.
Kigo jiten, by Teruoka Yasutaka, T ky d shuppan, 2002. Very good for Edo period seasonal words.
Bungaku iseki jiten. 2 vols. Takeshita Kazu ma, ed. T ky d , 1971. Call no.: REF PL724 .B86 1968. If you need to know anything abou t the literary associations of place-names, this is one of the best places to look. The first volume deals with place-names that appear in poems and songs, while the second is devoted to those from prose works (also n and ky gen). To illustrate, the editor has quoted generously from the established canon. There are useful map (e.g., an Ise monogatari map). This is a very useful and detailed resource. Note: special Issue of Kokubungaku (Nov. 1989), Uta, Utakotoba, Utamakura,@ includes Kubota Jun, ed. Kago, utamakura jiten,@ Kom achiya Teruhiko, ed., Hachidaish shuy kago, utamakura ichiran.@ Limited to major kago.
PROVERB DICTIONARIES
Koji zokushin kotozawa daijiten . Sh gakkan, 1982. Call no.: REF PN6519 .J3 K 565. The most comprehensive dictionary of its type, and now the accepted stand ard. Not limited to proverbs. Includes source texts, meanings, and some notes on usage. Entries are arranged in goj on order by Japanese
(kundoku) reading of the expression. Index is by kun'yomi of significant characters (keywords), and is not limited to the first character in the expression. Ch goku koji seigo jiten . Kadokawa shoten, 1979. Call no.: 823.05 K 15 (in Annex). Provides
Japanese reading, meanings, explanations, original con text, variants and related sayings, and references for Chin ese proverbs used in Japanese contexts. Focuses on the original Chinese meaning where possible, but explains Japanese u sage as well. Ch goku koji seigo daijiten . T ky d , 1992. Call no.: R EF PN 6519 .J3 S45. Larger dictionary aimed at daily-use expressions. Although entries are arranged in goj on order by Japanese reading of the
expression, the index is arranged by stroke count of the first character in Chinese order, making it possible to look up expressions for which you do not kn ow the kundoku reading.
Bungei y go no kiso chishiki. Shibundo. Call no.: PL700 .K651. Library has: 198 5, 1988; latest issue on Reference. This is a dictionary of critical and theoretical jargon, organized in goj on order, and including gairaigo in katakana form, words that have been adopted from other langu ages and translated into kanji, and words created in Japan to describe new ideas. The entries explain the origin of the word, how and when it appeared in Japan, its alternate translations, what it meant originally in the original language, what it has come to mean in Jap anese, etc. The entries not only cover recent additions, but also include Sanskrit-
derived Buddh ist terms, etc. Kadokawa gairaigo jiten . Kadokawa shoten, 1977 (2nd edition). Call no.: REF PL684 .A72 1977. This standard loanword dictionary contains more than 27,000 words, chosen from a variety of sources. An extremely useful dictionary with very informative entries. Gendai y go no kiso chishiki. Jiy Kokuminsha, 1948-. Annual. Call no.: PL684.G38 1983 (813.09 J56 for pre-1982 editions). T he oldest annual of new and current term s in Japanese, useful for finding recent terms and great fun for browsing. Althou gh there is considerable overlap from one year to the next. terms are eventually dropped when no longer current. There is no cumulative index. Imidasu . Sh eisha,
1987-. Annual. Call no.: REF PL684 .I44. IHJ: 1364. A new rival to the previous entry, with which it is competing hotly. Ateji gairaigo jiten . Kashiwa shob , 1979. Call no.: REF PL6 84 .A 84 1979. This is a useful
dictionary, especially for anyone using Bakumatsu-Meiji texts. It contains foreign words and phrases that have been transliterated into kanji; they are organized by stroke count, with readings given in katakana (there is also a goj on index of readings at the back). Place names and personal names (e.g. Adam Smith) are included, and the language of origin is given for each word. Ingo jiten . Umegaki M inoru, ed. T ky d , 1956. Call no.: REF PL695 .U 4. T his is not so much a dictionary of words that are current as it is one of words that were; it includes slang, jargon and dialect words in common use from the Nara period until "gendai." Entries give basic definitions, a code for the group using the wo rd (farmers, merchants, thieves, wives/courtesans, samurai, and so on), and a code for the periods in which it was used. Words can be looked up by reading, by topic (sex, people,
equipm ent/tools, money, prisons, and so on), and by group. This is a useful resource when looking up unusual words or investigating suspected "double entendres."
(3)ch sei, (4) kinsei, (5) kindai, (6) gendai. Each volume con tains general essays on the development of various movements and genres, along w ith essays on texts that are im portant or representative. T he texts covered in this history are often not the same ones covered in the Nihon bungakushi, so it's useful to look at both series not only for the overview sections but also for the different texts covered. There are extensive (though now outdated) bibliographies in the back of each volume, and indexes of authors and titles of works discussed. Nihon bungakushi. Hisamatsu Sen'ichi, ed. Shibundo, 1975 (expanded new edition). 8 vols. Call no.: 910 .2 H6223. At one time this was the best overall literary history. It is similar to the Nihon bungaku zenshi in its approach to literary history, but in many ways it is more comprehensive. The volumes are divided as follows: (1) j dai, (2) ch ko, (3) ch sei, (4) kinsei I, (5) kinsei II, (6) kindai I, (7) kindai II, (8) nenpy (a 533-page timeline of literary works extending from Emperor Jimmu to 1975). Essays about the grand sweep of history appear at the front of each volume, followed again by essays on more individualized topics and texts. There are several indexes includ ing title and author. Nihon bungaku shinshi. Shibund , 1990. 6 vols. Call no.: PL 716.N535 1990. Th is originally started as a special issue of Kaishaku to kansh . It is not as comprehensive as the Nihon bungaku zenshi or Nihon bungakushi, but the references in the head notes are more up-to-date. Each volum e consists of ten or so essays by different scholars. The volumes are divided as follows: (1) kodai I, (2) kodai II, (3) ch sei, (4) kinsei, (5) kindai, (6) gendai. Each volum e includ es a timeline and bibliography. Nihon bungeishi: Hy gen no nagare . Kawade shob shinsh a, 1986-. 5 vols. to date. Call no.: PL 716.N58 1986. Highly recommended. This source is best viewed as a complement to the more traditional literary histories. The emphasis is on key topics. This work is also unusual in that it includes Ainu and Okinawan literature. The volumes include: (1) kodai I, (2) kodai II, (3) ch sei, (4) kinsei, (5) kindai I. The essays provide focused bibliographies which list editions of prim ary texts as well as works of scholarship. Nihon bungaku no rekishi. Kadokawa shoten, 1968. 12 volum es and supp lement. Call no.: 910.2 N573. A more socio-historical approach to literary history, focusing on the contexts in which works were written. Emphasis is placed on oral literature and popular culture, as well as on readers. There is a supplementary collection of map s, with a sep arate index. Iwanami k za Nihon bungakushi . PL 716. I93 1995. 18 vols. Latest scholarship and approaches from ancient to modern literature. The essays can be highly specialized. Highly recommended for new directions in contemporary scholarship. Nihon bungakushi. 5 vols. Y f hikaku sensho series. 1979. Volume titles: J dai Nihon bungakushi, Ch ko Nihon bungakushi, Ch sei Nihon bungakushi, Kinsei Nihon bungakushi (2 volumes). A very helpful and well w ritten series on premodern literary history. Subdivided by period and by topics and issues. Y hikaku also put out a multi-volume literary history in the Y hikaku s sho series in 1976, which is also good and structured along similar lines but by different editors. Kindai bungaku . Ed. Miyoshi Y ukio, Takemori Teny . Y hikaku. 1978. 10 vols. The same series as above but for modern literature. Moves chronologically, but each volume has a special topic. Jidaibetsu Nihon bu ngakushi jiten , 6 vols., Y seid , 1987 (PL 707 .J53 1987): Covering the ancient to the post-WW II period, this work provides a literary history of each periodC j dai, ch ko, ch sei, kinsei, kind ai, and gendai C by offering short essays (5-15 pages) written by the major scholars in the field on variety of topics. A lthough written towards school teachers and undergradu ates, these essays are extensive in their topics and provide a good introduction to a specific research topic. The extensive index is useful for cross-referencing, but the major problem with this work is that it does not provide a bibliography for secondary materials. K za Sh wa bungaku shi , 5 vols., Y seid , 1988 (PL 726.65 .K69 1988): A collection of
essays organized according to a specified subject topic, this work aims to reconsider the literary history of Sh wa from a new perspective. Unlike Jidaibetsu Nihon bungakushi jiten and Nihon bungaku shinshi, the essays in this work, although organized into various subject headings, are independent works so their connections are sometimes thin. However, this does not change the fact that the essays are interesting in their fresh approach and their examination of topics which are normally not discussed in an organized volume such as this work. . Nihon bungaku o yomikaeru , 20 vols., Y seid , 1995 (shelved separately in Starr Library stacks): Published as Y seid =s next series after Nihon bungaku kenky shiry shinsh , this series aims to reconsider various fields organized by subject rather than author or work through a new perspective. Written by both upcoming and established scholars in the field, the essays contained within it are innovating and interesting.
Nihon bungeishi. Kon ishi Jin'ichi. Kodansha, 1985 -1992. 5 vols. Call no.: PL7 16 .K 648 1985. A History of Japanese Literature . Edited by Earl Miner. Princeton University Press, 19 84-1991. 3 vols. Call no.: PL717 .K6213 1984. A one-man literary history with idiosyncratic terminology and periodization. However, Konishi Jin'ichi unconventional perspective and comparative bent make these works valuable supplem ents to more traditional literary histories. They are also notable for their attention to kanbun writing, their reference to Korean and Chinese parallels and influences, and their inclusion o f Ainu and Okinawan literature. The five Japanese volumes run through the modern period, but the English translation stopped after three volumes. The three English volumes are: (1) The Archaic and Ancient Ages, (2) The Early M iddle A ges, and (3) Th e High M iddle A ges. Donald Keene, Seeds in the H eart: Japanese literature from earliest times to the late sixteenth century . Henry H olt & Co., 1993 . Call no.: PL726 .115 K 44 1993 . World within Walls: Japanese literature of the pre-modern era 1600-1867. Holt, Rinehart and W inston, 1976 . Call no.: PL726 .35 K4. Dawn to the West: Japanese literature of the modern era . Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. (Volume One: Fiction; Volume Two: Poetry, Drama, Criticism). Call no.: PL726 .55 K 39 1984. Each chapter is followed by notes and a bibliography which lists selected works of scholarship in Japanese and English, and each volume has a glossary at the end. Important names and titles are provided, with dates, and there are biographical sketches of all major figures. Coverage is relatively compreh ensive, although the modern volumes om it discussion of authors who were alive at the tim e of its writing. Un til the completion of this history, the only full-length English-language survey of Japanese literature was W . G. Aston's History of Japanese Literature (1889). Kindai Nihon no hihy . Ed. Karatani Kojin. Fukutake shoten. 1990. 4 vols. History of m odern literary criticism. Separate volum es on M eiji, Taish and Sh wa. Quality uneven depending on volume, but overall very stimulating and highly recommended.
unavailable in English, but it should be used with extreme caution, as errors and inaccuracies are unfortunately numerous. Many of the problems are discussed in a forty-three-page review of the work by Edwin Cranston (Harvard Jou rnal of Asiatic Studies 53:1 [June 1993]), which goes through the book page by page, correcting errors and omission s. Japanese Women Writers: A bio-historical sourcebook. Chieko Mulhern. Greenwood Press. PL 725. J37 1994. Covers both m odern and pre-modern wom en writers. Mo dern Japanese Novelists: A Biographical Dictionary . John Lewis. Pl 747. 55. L48 1993. Colum bia Bibliography of Premodern Japanese Literature and Scholarship in Eng lish. Compiled by recent graduate students (especially Anne Commons and Jamie Newhard) under Professor Sh irane=s guidance. This is unpublished but it is the most comprehen sive bibliography with over a thousand entries. FOR TRANSLATING PREMODERN OFFICIAL TITLES AND RANKS A Tale of Flowering Fortunes . William and Helen McCullough. Stanford UP. 1980. Volume 2. Appendix on offices and ranks. Useful for translating premodern court ranks, offices, etc. Early Jap anese H istory. Edwin Reischauer. 1967. Volume 2 is an index to ranks and offices with English translations.
Super Nipponica Light Edition. Sh gakukan. CD rom. This features the Nihon daihyakka zensho (Sh gakukan), the 1989 revised version, plus the Kokugo daijiten (Sh gakukan), a condensed version of the ten volume Kokugo daijiten (without all the examples). For a student of literature or history, this is a marvelous combination since you go to an entry in the encyclopedia and click on any word for a reference to either the encyclopedia or the dictionary instantaneously. Another feature that is very useful is the printout and the copy feature, which allows the user to create a computer file from any entry. The entries have furigana on names and difficult kanji, making this useful for students. Sekai daihyakkan jiten, nenkan, benran, chizu. Hitachi-Heibonsha. CD rom. This features the second edition of the Seikai daihyakkakan jiten by Heibonsha, plus many other features, including chronologies and maps. The comprehensiveness of the entries make this an indispensable computer tool. As with the Super Nipponica, each entry comes with many links to related topics, which are extremely helpful. The Sekai daikyakkan jiten is far more comprehensive than the Super Nipponica, but it does not use furigana and is not linked to a comprehensive dictionary as the Super Nipponica is.
works that Webb describes have since been replaced, this book remains a valuable tool, particularly for the chapters on historical source materials, and for the descriptions of such unchanging matters as premodern measurements. Naomi Fukuda, ed., Bibliography of Reference Works for Japa nese Studies. University of Michigan, 1979. Call no: REF Z33 06 .B48. M/S: V-4/5; IHJ: 0020. At the time of its publication in 1979, this work was the leading guide to Japanese reference and bibliography. It w as based primarily, b ut not ex clusively, on the U niversity of M ichigan holdin gs (so that the LC call nu mbers listed do not necessarily correspon d to Starr's holdings). It covers bibliographies and reference works through 1977, and is devoted almost exclusively to Japanese-language works. This work is divided into three sections, General W orks, Humanities, and Social Sciences, which are arranged according to subject. Subjects NOT include are education, law, science, and technology. The items listed always include a short description, one of the best points about the work. There is a title index. A Guide to Reference Books for Japanese Studies (Japanese title: Nihon kenky f no tame no sank ^ tosho ). The International House of Japan Library, 1989. About $15. Call no.: REF Z3306. G84. M/S: V4/5. This was specifically designed to complement and update the Fuku da w ork above, but by no means to replace it. The book is arranged according to subject, but includes an author/title index for Part I (Englishlanguage), and a title index for Part II (Japanese-language). Many (but not all) of the items include short descriptions. Note that most of the English-language reference books are, according to the preface, available at the International H ouse library. It also includes list of government publications that appear in English, has a useful list of 61 English-language journals that focus on Japan. P art II, on Japanese-language reference sources, focuses on recent publications and items "easy to use." It also includes information on electronic databases and CD -ROMs, although this is quickly becoming outdated. Yasuko Makino and M asaei Saito, A Student Guide to Japanese Sou rces in the Hum anities. Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies, Number 24. Center for Japanese Studies, The University of Michigan, 1994. Call no.: REF DS8 01 .M53 no. 24 (also one copy in stacks). The book is intended as an update of Hershel W ebb's Research in Japanese Sources: A Guide (1965, see ab ove). Like Webb's book, it is designed as an overall introductory textbook, and includes problem s to be solved.
An thropological A pproach es to Literature (including m yth, folklore, ritual) Linguistic Approaches to Literature Philosophical Approach es to Literature (including history of ideas) Psychological A pproaches to Literature Literature and Religion Sociological Approaches to Literature Literature and Other Arts Literature and Science Children =s Literature Gay Studies in Language and Literature Folklore and Literature Interdisciplinary A pproach es to C ulture and Society Media and Literature Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture Science Fiction and Utopian and Fantastic Literature Translation Language Studies Language and Society Language and Theory Applied Linguistics Language Change History and Theory of Rhetoric and Composition
This bibliography is the cumulative result of presentations and work over a number of years by myself and literature graduate stud ents at C olumbia U niversity in P rofesso r Henry Sm ith =s bibliography class. Special acknowledgements to David B ialock, Helen Baroni, John Carpenter, David Lurie, Michael Scanlon, Peter Flueckiger, To rquil D uthie, Satoru Saito, and Satoko Shimazaki. I have p eriod ically revised and updated the material.