A REVIEW OF “JAPANESE LITERARY THEORIES: AN ANTHOLOGY”
A REVIEW OF “JAPANESE LITERARY THEORIES: AN ANTHOLOGY”

Summary/Abstract: Originally published in Japanese, as Nihon no bungaku riron: ansorojī at Suiseisha in 2017, the volume now made available in English by a team of researchers and translators under Irina Holca’s coordination has the potential of becoming an instant reference tool for all students of Japanese literature. In fact, Ōura Yasusuke, the editor of the Japanese version, does indicate in the Preface that more than anything else, the project originated as a way of mapping relevant Japanese theories of literature that were otherwise lesser or utterly unknown to researchers of Western literature. The collaborative research that took place at Kyōto University over four years, between April 2011 and March 2015, resulted in an internal publication that was subsequently shopped around in Japanese studies departments at European and Asian universities. The realization of the need to offer the volume in English rendition as well came from the responses received from students and researchers alike.

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