Papers by Mohammad Moinuddin
International Affairs Office, School of Letters/Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University, 2023
This paper is an attempt to explore the new horizon for literature research suitable in the age o... more This paper is an attempt to explore the new horizon for literature research suitable in the age of Society 5.0. The paper discusses the existing style of literature research by referring to the latest source. It further examines the compatibility of the research with the present time and delves into changing circumstances concerning the study of literature. The paper lays out new possibilities of research that may be more engaging with time and contribute to fulfilling the need of society.
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ワークショップ「異言語環境において日本近代小説を読む―葉山嘉樹『セメント樽の中の手紙』―」(2015年3月12日、於大阪大学豊中キャンパス)ウルドゥー
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葉山嘉樹『セメント樽の中の手紙』Translations Urdu ارد
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太宰治『黄金風景』Translations Hindi हिंद
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太宰治『黄金風景』Translations Russian ارد
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ワークショップ 異言語環境において日本近代小説を読む 太宰治『黄金風景』を例に : 英語、ヒンディー語、ウルドゥー語への翻訳を通じて感じたこと インドにおける日本近現代文学翻訳状況と合わせ
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多言語翻訳 葉山嘉樹『セメント樽の中の手紙』, Mar 31, 2013
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Asia Japan Journal = AJ Journal = AJJ = アジア・日本研究センター紀要, Mar 20, 2018
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Although, the purpose of this work is to explore the idea of ‘self’ in Shiga Naoya’s writing, “Wa... more Although, the purpose of this work is to explore the idea of ‘self’ in Shiga Naoya’s writing, “Wakai” from a psychological perspective, the notion of ‘self’ has been looked into in detail. Starting from the universal concept of ‘self’, narrowing down to the ‘self’ and their perspectives in modern Japanese literature by taking account of Tayama Katai as the founder of I-novel, Shimazaki Tōson as one of the leading writers of ‘self-portrait’, and Mushanokōji Saneatsu as a staunch believer of ‘self-portrait’ through art and one of the key writers of the Shirakaba group. In a group oriented society like Japan where group consciousness is deeply rooted, talking about ‘self’ as a main theme of a literature was the motivating factor of pursuing this research. The findings reveal very interesting aspects that could be impetus to further research. It is expected that this piece of work would on one hand provide substantial guidance to the young foreign researchers of Japanese Literature, whi...
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Osaka University, 2017
The paper challanges the previous classification of Shiga Naoya's oeuvre, and proposes a new clas... more The paper challanges the previous classification of Shiga Naoya's oeuvre, and proposes a new classification. It is believed that the new classification would change the stayle of analyzing Shiga's writings.
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The paper is a review of the book, Changing Dynamics of India-Japan Relations: Buddhism to Specia... more The paper is a review of the book, Changing Dynamics of India-Japan Relations: Buddhism to Special Strategic Partnership (Pentagon Press, 2017) authored by Shamshad Ahmad Khan. The book mainly focuses on deepening Japan-India relations in the fields cultural, political, economic and security, especially maritime security, trade as well as energy. It pays special attention to the recent Nuclear Deal between Japan and India. Further, the book extensively examines the China factor in Japan-India’s
thriving relation. Undoubtedly, cultural and religious linkages have played an important role in fostering the bilateral relations even when there were no stronger political and economic relations between the two Asian nations. The author attempts to trace these connections, in the opening chapter, giving an overall aspect of India-Japan relations.
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OTSU JUNKICHI (1912) is a writing in which the protagonist “I” who is also the narrator of this s... more OTSU JUNKICHI (1912) is a writing in which the protagonist “I” who is also the narrator of this story, recollects his past incidents. This writing is known as a monumental piece of work of Shiga Naoya that raised him to the stature of a professional writer. Most of previous researches are tend to relate the incident of the writing with that of writer’s real life incident while analyzing it. This paper, however, looks at the story as an independent piece of pure literary work and attempts to analyze the story by disassociating “I” with that of writer’s real life and focuses on to find out the place of “I” portrayed in the writing.
It is significant to understand I’s psychological complexity while analyzing the story. For instance, the opening sentences of the story show that how on one hand “I” follows the teachings of Christianity that admonishes the act of adultery and on the other hand his perverse fascination for girls gets stronger and stronger. This admonishment of adultery and fascination for girls create severe mental conflict in “I”. At the same time, the prohibition of adultery can also be considered to have transformed I’s feeling towards girls.
Further, it is also important to talk about I’s understanding while assaying the story. “I” the narrator, finds himself in a state of confusion regarding the mingling of two different sexes freely, even when he was not under the influence of Christian teachings any more. This could be drawn from the following excerpt of the story, i.e.
“At this point of time, I am ashamed of my weakness that forces me to follow the ideals. However, even if similar kind of situation comes to me now, I suspect that whether I, who is already a changed man, would adhere to my original character and likeness and be able to follow it or not. Perhaps I can’t.”(Chapter 1-4) Furthermore, I’s diverse way of interacting with the two girls “Musume”and Chiyo can be made a topic of discussion. In order to comprehend such a changing attitude of “I”, it is significant to look at it by relating to his original personality.
https://kokubunken.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=1928&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=21
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thriving relation. Undoubtedly, cultural and religious linkages have played an important role in fostering the bilateral relations even when there were no stronger political and economic relations between the two Asian nations. The author attempts to trace these connections, in the opening chapter, giving an overall aspect of India-Japan relations.
It is significant to understand I’s psychological complexity while analyzing the story. For instance, the opening sentences of the story show that how on one hand “I” follows the teachings of Christianity that admonishes the act of adultery and on the other hand his perverse fascination for girls gets stronger and stronger. This admonishment of adultery and fascination for girls create severe mental conflict in “I”. At the same time, the prohibition of adultery can also be considered to have transformed I’s feeling towards girls.
Further, it is also important to talk about I’s understanding while assaying the story. “I” the narrator, finds himself in a state of confusion regarding the mingling of two different sexes freely, even when he was not under the influence of Christian teachings any more. This could be drawn from the following excerpt of the story, i.e.
“At this point of time, I am ashamed of my weakness that forces me to follow the ideals. However, even if similar kind of situation comes to me now, I suspect that whether I, who is already a changed man, would adhere to my original character and likeness and be able to follow it or not. Perhaps I can’t.”(Chapter 1-4) Furthermore, I’s diverse way of interacting with the two girls “Musume”and Chiyo can be made a topic of discussion. In order to comprehend such a changing attitude of “I”, it is significant to look at it by relating to his original personality.
https://kokubunken.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=1928&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=21
thriving relation. Undoubtedly, cultural and religious linkages have played an important role in fostering the bilateral relations even when there were no stronger political and economic relations between the two Asian nations. The author attempts to trace these connections, in the opening chapter, giving an overall aspect of India-Japan relations.
It is significant to understand I’s psychological complexity while analyzing the story. For instance, the opening sentences of the story show that how on one hand “I” follows the teachings of Christianity that admonishes the act of adultery and on the other hand his perverse fascination for girls gets stronger and stronger. This admonishment of adultery and fascination for girls create severe mental conflict in “I”. At the same time, the prohibition of adultery can also be considered to have transformed I’s feeling towards girls.
Further, it is also important to talk about I’s understanding while assaying the story. “I” the narrator, finds himself in a state of confusion regarding the mingling of two different sexes freely, even when he was not under the influence of Christian teachings any more. This could be drawn from the following excerpt of the story, i.e.
“At this point of time, I am ashamed of my weakness that forces me to follow the ideals. However, even if similar kind of situation comes to me now, I suspect that whether I, who is already a changed man, would adhere to my original character and likeness and be able to follow it or not. Perhaps I can’t.”(Chapter 1-4) Furthermore, I’s diverse way of interacting with the two girls “Musume”and Chiyo can be made a topic of discussion. In order to comprehend such a changing attitude of “I”, it is significant to look at it by relating to his original personality.
https://kokubunken.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&item_id=1928&item_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=21
Also translated in Hindi and Urdu, published in 2012.
In this work, the notion of ‘self’ has been looked into in detail. Starting from the universal concept of ‘self’, narrowing down to the ‘self’ and their perspectives in Japanese literature. It is observed that ‘self’ in Japanese Literature that prevailed during Taishō period, is largely discussed in the I-novel. Most of the literary personalities advocated the pursuit of ‘self’ as an artistic activity through their writings. The ‘self’ of a few of the literary figures in Japan during the Taishō Period has been tapered down. It is found that Shirakaba group (whom Shiga Naoya belonged to) which advocated the development of individual ‘self’ as an art and propagation of ‘self’ through literary work, appeared as a leading body in the ‘self’ movement in Japanese Literature.
Since Wakai is an I-novel, a thorough study of this genre and its major writers are thought to be significant, hence, they too have been taken into account. Finally, focusing on the author Shiga Naoya, his life and works have been studied in detail with special reference to Shirakaba ideology, and a few excerpts from his major works which show Naoya’s strong 'self' feeling have been analysed. A few previous classifications of Shiga Naoya’s writings have also been discussed and it has been attempted to propose a different classification by taking account of all of his writings. However, this research particularly concentrates on the works written during Shirakaba period and an account of Shiga Naoya’s writings that appeared during this period has been given.