René Sieffert Explained
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| Birth Date: | 4 August 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Achen, Moselle) |
| Occupation: | Japanologist |
| Spouse: | Simone Mavielle |
René Sieffert (4 August 1923 – 13 February 2004) was a French japanologist and professor at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO).
René Sieffert translated many works and helped bring Japanese literature to French-speaking readers. Also, in 1971, when he was president of INALCO, he created with his wife Simone, the university press (POF).
Bibliography
Works
Main publications:
- La Littérature japonaise
- Les Religions du Japon,
- Treize siècles de lettres japonaises (2 vol.),
- Le Japon et la France : images d'une découverte,
- Théâtre classique,
Translations
Some major translations:
- Le Dit de Hôgen (Hōgen Monogatari, Le Dit de Heiji (Heiji Monogatari), (Publications orientalistes de France, series "".
- 1997:, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Le Cycle Épique des Taïra et des Minamoto" -
- 1988: de dame Murasaki Shikibu -
- Les Belles Endormies (The House of the Sleeping Beauties) by Yasunari Kawabata
- 1977: Éloge de l'ombre (In Praise of Shadows) by Tanizaki Jun'ichirô, Publications orientalistes de France
- 1986: Contes d'Uji, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Les œuvres capitales de la littérature japonaise"
- 1979:, followed by, Publications orientalistes de France
- 1993:, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Tama"
- 1997: Le Journal de Tosa (土佐日記, Tosa nikki), Publications orientalistes de France, series "Tama"
- 1960: La tradition secrète du nô, followed by Une journée de nô, éd. Gallimard-Unesco, series "Connaissance de l'Orient"
- 1997: Contes de pluie et de lune (Ugetsu Monogatari) by Ueda Akinari, Gallimard-Unesco, series "Connaissance de l'Orient".
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