CRCAO / Research / Research programmes
Translation of literary texts from ancient and medieval Japan
Japan Team
The “Translation of Japanese Literary Texts” program consists of two translation workshops.
KOTEN Translation Workshop
This translation workshop has been meeting monthly under the guidance of Jacqueline Pigeot since November 1997 to produce translations of foundational texts from the Japanese literary tradition, particularly in the field of poetics. The group is currently translating representative renga treatises by Nijō Yoshimoto (1320–1388), who played a pivotal role in transforming chain poetry into a genre in its own right.
Genji Monogatari Workshop
This is a long-term program centered on a translation workshop for *The Tale of Genji* (*Genji Monogatari*), a work from the early 11th century. Each member of the group takes turns presenting a translation of one page of the novel, which is then reviewed and revised during the meeting. The group plans to tackle “Wakamurasaki,” the fifth book of the Tale of Genji, while continuing to publish the previous chapters. The group is also continuing to publish materials from symposia held in previous years:
– In Japanese, proceedings from the “Fiction and History” symposium series (2021–2023)
– In French, two special volumes of *Cipango* including materials from previous series.
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Discipline(s)
poetry renga waka
Participants
Leaders
Daniel Struve
(Université Paris Cité)
Michel Vieillard-Baron
(École Pratique des Hautes Études)
CRCAO members
Full members
Daniel Struve
(Université Paris Cité)
Michel Vieillard-Baron
(École Pratique des Hautes Études)
Associated members
Sumie Terada
(Inalco)
Anne Bayard-Sakai
(Inalco)
Maria Elena Raffi
(Inalco)
Post-doctoral
Oriane Guillemot
(Université Paris Cité)
Doctoral students
Berfu Şengün
(University of Zurich)
Lise Benezet
(Université Paris Cité)
Axel Michel-Anraku
(École Pratique des Hautes Études)
Outside Participants
Jacqueline Pigeot
(retired)
Catherine Garnier
(emeritus professor, Inalco)
Guillaume Müller
(Bordeaux Montaigne University)
Evelyne Lesigne-Audoly
(Strasbourg University)