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Ivan Morris

アイヴァン・モリス

Ivan Morris

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-11-29 （Kensington, London, England）
Died
1976-07-19 （Bologna, Italy） age 50
Nationality
England, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Japanese
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
London → United States → Japan

Career

Occupations
Writer, Translator, Editor, Professor, Japanese scholar
Active Years
1950-1976
Affiliations
Columbia University, St Antony's College, Oxford
Memberships
Amnesty International USA
Influenced By
Arthur Waley
Influenced
Yukio Mishima

Education

Gordonstoun
Unknown
Country: United Kingdom
Phillips Academy
Unknown
Country: United States
Harvard University
Unknown
Degree: BA
Country: United States
magna cum laude
SOAS University of London
Oriental languages
Degree: PhD
Country: United Kingdom

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The World of the Shining Prince

1964 Japanese history

A description of Heian court culture at the time of The Tale of Genji

Heian cultureCourt life

The Nobility of Failure

1975 Japanese history

Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan

Tragic heroes

Bibliography

  • Nationalism and the Right Wing in Japan
  • The World of the Shining Prince
  • Dictionary of Selected Forms in Classical Japanese Literature
  • The Tale of Genji Scroll
  • The Nobility of Failure

Translations of Works

  • The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon
  • The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
  • Fires on the Plain

Health

  • Heart failure
    1976年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Renowned Japanese scholar, translator of classical Japanese literature, and professor at Columbia University.

In Popular Culture

  • Known as one of the first interpreters sent to Hiroshima after the atomic bombing

Trivia

  • Served as an intelligence officer and interpreter in Hiroshima after the atomic bombing.
  • Personally knew and translated works by Yukio Mishima.