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K. M. George

ケー・エム・ジョージ

Karimpumannil Mathai George

別名: Karimpumannil Mathai George

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1914-04-20 (Edayaranmula, Travancore)
死没
2002-11-19 (Thiruvananthapuram) 88歳
国籍
India
言語
Malayalam, English
居住地歴
Edayaranmula (birthplace) → Aluva (Union Christian College) → Chennai / Madras (Madras Christian College) → Thiruvananthapuram (later life)

経歴

職業
Editor, Writer, Literary critic, Scholar, Academic
活動期間
1935年〜2002年
所属
Sahitya Akademi, Kerala Sahitya Akademi, East–West Center (Hawaii), Indian Institute of Advanced Study (visiting)
影響を受けた人物
Rabindranath Tagore, Henry David Thoreau, Maxim Gorky
影響を与えた人物
Subsequent Malayalam literary scholars and critics

学歴

Madras Christian College
期間: 中等課程・インターミディエイト
国: India
Completed intermediate course
Union Christian College, Aluva
Mathematics (graduation)
期間: 学部課程
国: India
Graduated in Mathematics
University of Madras
Malayalam literature (MA)
学位: MA
期間: 1941年修了
卒業年: 1941
国: India
Completed MA in Malayalam literature in 1941

受賞歴

Padma Bhushan
2001
主催: Government of India
結果: 受賞
Padma Shri
1988
主催: Government of India
結果: 受賞
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
1996
主催: Government of Kerala
結果: 受賞
Vallathol Award
1998
主催: Kerala cultural body
結果: 受賞
Suranad Kunjan Pillai Award
1997
主催: Kerala cultural body
結果: 受賞
Soviet Land Nehru Award
1987
主催: Soviet cultural body / India
結果: 受賞(共同受賞)
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
1989
主催: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
結果: 受賞
Emeritus Fellowship
主催: Central Government of India
結果: 受賞
Sahitya Ratna Puraskaram
主催: Mar Thoma Church related body
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

A Survey of Malayalam Literature

1968年 Literary history / Criticism

A systematic overview of Malayalam literature, surveying historical background, major authors and works; one of his key English-language studies.

Literary historyComparative literatureRegional culture

Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature

1972年 Research / Criticism

A study analyzing the impact of Western culture and language on Malayalam and its literature.

Cultural contactLanguage influenceComparative study

Comparative Indian Literature

1984年 Edited volume / Comparative literature

An edited work comparing literatures across Indian regions; one of his major editorial projects.

Comparative literatureInter-regional comparisonLiterary theory

Masterpieces of Indian Literature

Edited anthology

An edited multi-volume anthology collecting representative works of Indian literature.

AnthologyComparative culture

全著作

  • Vedapusthakamahathmyam (1935)
  • Saadhu Kochunju (1947)
  • Ekaanka Mandalam (1947)
  • A Survey of Malayalam Literature (1968)
  • Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature (1972)
  • Ramacharitham and the Study of Early Malayalam (1956)
  • American Life Through Indian Eyes (1967)
  • Place Names of Southern India (1986)
  • Facets of Indian Literature (1994)
  • The Role of Sanskrit in the development of Dravidian Literature (2000)

作家による翻訳

  • Edward Jenner (translation)
  • Translations of Tagore
  • Translations of Thoreau
  • Translation of Maxim Gorky (Aartha Maanavu)

作風・主題

文体
Scholarly and analytical styleClear explanatory English in edited volumesComparative-literature approach
頻出モチーフ
Cultural contact between West and IndiaComparison of regional literaturesRelationship between language and society

評価・遺産

Recognized as a pioneer of Malayalam studies and comparative Indian literature. His editorial and scholarly projects left significant academic and cultural impact; a study and research centre in Kerala was established in his name. He received multiple national honours and remained an important figure in Kerala's literary circles.

関連学会

  • Kerala Sahitya Akademi
  • Sahitya Akademi

資料所蔵先

  • Dr. K. M. George Study and Research Centre (archive / research centre)

豆知識

  • Full name Karimpumannil Mathai George; under Indian naming customs he is referred to by his given name 'George'.
  • Married to Eliyamma in 1944.
  • The Government of Kerala established a research centre named after him.