The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris

This cultural background remains a bedrock underlying the modern Japanese psyche, and continues to shape the Japanese as individuals and a society even today, unconsciously, in the same way the West is still affected by the myths and legends passed down from Greece and Rome.

In Japan, however, many of the most revered heroes lost their lives without achieving their goals, and in many cases fought their battles in full realization that they would end in abject defeat and death. Many of them died heroically to achieve their goals. The Western literatures are packed with the stories-real and otherwise-of diverse heroes, but most of them share the common element of victory. Translated novels by Mishima Yukio, Ooka and Osaragi Jiro.Alexander, Robin Hood, Wellington, George Washington. Ihara Saikaku, Life of an Amorous Woman, 1964 The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan, 1964 (edited)ĭictionary of Selected Forms in Classical Japanese Literature, 1966 Japan, 1931-45: Militarism, Fascism, Japanism?, 1963 (edited) Nationalism and the Right Wing in Japan: A Study of Postwar Trends, London, OUP (RIIA), 1960 (edited) The deadline for submission of entries is 15 July.

The total number of entries per institution is restricted to a maximum of 2. Please note that should more than 2 students from the same institution apply we will write to all supervisors and students involved and ask them to put forward only two applications. The letter of support should discuss the work done by the candidate and the value of the piece submitted. The submitted work should be no more than eighteen months old at the closing date, and students must submit it to as an electronic pdf version only, together with a nominee's / supervisor's letter of support. The competition is open to any student undertaking an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at a higher education institution in the U.K. who would like to present for consideration an extended essay, thesis or dissertation in the field of Japanese Studies. In memory of Professor Morris, a sum of up to £400 is available as Prize money. See below for an indication of the range of his writings. Professor Ivan Morris was a many-sided author and teacher in the field of Japanese Studies.

This annual prize is awarded in commemoration of the late Professor Ivan Morris to a student submitting an outstanding piece of work in the field of Japanese Studies. BAJS has administered the Ivan Morris Memorial Prize since 1979.

The World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris