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Ōrui Noburu’s Discussion of History and Literature (91585)
Session Chair: Noriaki Hoshino
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Friday, 16 May 2025 12:15
Session: Session 2
Room: Live-Stream Room 2
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
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This paper examines Japanese cultural historian Ōrui Noburu (1884–1975)’s work on Japanese literature, A Path to History, which he published immediately after World War II. Ōrui was a leading scholar in the field of Western history (seiyōshi) in Japan during the mid-twentieth century and developed his pioneering study of the European Renaissance with references to prominent Renaissance scholars such as Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga. Ōrui’s research is mostly known in relation to Western history; however, during wartime, he also wrote about Japanese history in the context of the rise of “overcoming modernity” discourse. His work on Japanese literature also reflected a similar concern. This paper traces Ōrui’s discussion of Japanese literature and examines its political implication. In doing so, this paper sheds light on Ōrui’s previously unrecognised but unique attempt to explore the intersection between history and literature in relation to the question of modernity.
Authors:
Noriaki Hoshino, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
About the Presenter(s)
Dr noriaki hoshino is a University Associate Professor/Lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong
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