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(★)(郭南燕, Titulo original : ´Zabieru no yume o tsumugu : Kindai senkyooshitachi no Nihongo Bungaku [ザビエルの夢を紡ぐ : 近代宣教師たちの日本語文学]´)(This book reveals how St.Francis Xavier´s (1506-1552) dream of evangelizing Japan has been realized by four Catholic missionaries : Aime Villion (1843-1932), Sauveur Candau (1897-1955), Hermann Heuvers (1890- 1977), and Georges Neyrand (1920-2011). All of them lived in Japan until death, and wrote and published widely in Japanese for the populace. Their writings are a testimony to their endeavors to learn the language, understand the people, and enrich Japanese culture with Christianity. ／Guo re-examines Xavier´s proficiency in Japanese, investigates his influence on missionaries who followed his footsteps to Japan, and explores modern missionaries´ observations of Japan from their insider-outsider perspectives. Their works have fascinated millions of Japanese for their insightful interpretations of Japan and enlightening advice. ／The literature penned by these missionaries not only enhances our understanding of the five-century long dialogue between Europe and Japan, but also enables us to recognize and appreciate the extremely important role that Christianity has played in shaping today´s Japanese culture.／ ◆Professor NANYAN GUO teaches in the Global Leadership Program at the University of Tokyo. Born in Shanghai, she received both her MA and PhD degrees from Ochanomizu University (Tokyo), and taught for fifteen years at the University of Otago in New Zealand before returning to Japan to conduct research at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Kyoto) for ten years. She is a member of Academia Europaea. Her research focuses on modern Japanese literature, Christianity in Japanese culture, and vernacular writings of Christian missionaries in East Asia. Her monographs include ´Zabieru no yume o tsumugu : Kindai senkyooshi-tachi no Nihongo Bungaku (Heibonsha, 2018)´, ´Shiga Naoya de Sekai Bungaku o yomitoku (Sakuhinsha, 2016)´, and ´Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature : The Life and Art of Shiga Naoya (Lexington Books, 2014)´. Among her recent edited volumes are ´Do Ro hanga no tabi : Yooroppa kara Shanghai - Nagasaki e no tabunka teki yuugoo (Soojusha Bijutsu Shuppan, 2019)´ and ´Kirishitan ga hiraita Nihongo Bungaku : Tagengo tabunka kooryuu no engen (Akashi Shoten, 2017)´) |
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