Torquil Duthie
Biographic Data
| ID | 699429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Torquil Duthie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Torquil |
| FAMILY NAME | Duthie |
| SIGNATURE | DUTHIE T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Meanings of Antiquity
Mathieu Felt's Meanings of Antiquity is a masterful study of the reception of the two earliest extant books of Japanese imperial myths, the Kojiki (Account of Ancient Matters) and Nihon shoki (Chronicles of Japan). The book traces how the mythological discourses produced around these two texts from the early ninth to the late eighteenth century were central to the creation of origin stories and the establishment of cultural, religious, and politi…
Jinshin Rebellion and the Politics of Historical Narrative in Early Japan
This article examines the historical representation of the Jinshin Rebellion as a foundational event in the Nihon shoki and other eighth-century Japanese texts. Focusing on the differences between two alternative stories of Tenmu's departure from the Ōmi capital to Yoshino, I argue that the Nihon shoki contains traces of several competing historical narratives that are the expression of a historical process: the political struggles over the histo…
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. …
Man’yoshu and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan
In Man'yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan, Torquil Duthie examines the literary representation of the late seventh-century Yamato court as a realm of "all under heaven." Through close readings of the early volumes of the poetic anthology Man'yōshū (c. eighth century) and the last volumes of the official history Nihon shoki (c. 720), Duthie shows how competing political interests and different styles of representation produced not a…
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Man’yoshu and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan
In Man'yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan, Torquil Duthie examines the literary representation of the late seventh-century Yamato court as a realm of "all under heaven." Through close readings of the early volumes of the poetic anthology Man'yōshū (c. eighth century) and the last volumes of the official history Nihon shoki (c. 720), Duthie shows how competing political interests and different styles of representation produced not a…
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature
The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. …
Jinshin Rebellion and the Politics of Historical Narrative in Early Japan
This article examines the historical representation of the Jinshin Rebellion as a foundational event in the Nihon shoki and other eighth-century Japanese texts. Focusing on the differences between two alternative stories of Tenmu's departure from the Ōmi capital to Yoshino, I argue that the Nihon shoki contains traces of several competing historical narratives that are the expression of a historical process: the political struggles over the histo…
Meanings of Antiquity
Mathieu Felt's Meanings of Antiquity is a masterful study of the reception of the two earliest extant books of Japanese imperial myths, the Kojiki (Account of Ancient Matters) and Nihon shoki (Chronicles of Japan). The book traces how the mythological discourses produced around these two texts from the early ninth to the late eighteenth century were central to the creation of origin stories and the establishment of cultural, religious, and politi…
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