"Nippon Bungaku Shi Josetsu" Hoko (Chiku Ma Gakugei Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The highly acclaimed "Introduction to the History of Japanese Literature" has been translated into seven languages around the world. This book is the complete record of the author's intensive lectures on this immortal work. While explaining the essence of "Introduction to the History of Japanese Literature" in an easy-to-understand manner, the author reveals the methodology of writing the book and discusses his subsequent discoveries. The author does not stop at commentaries on his own works or summaries of what has already been said, but covers art, culture, politics, and society in this book of heated lectures. The collection also includes a memorial trilogy by Oe Kenzaburo, Komori Yoichi, and Narita Ryuichi on "Introduction to the History of Japanese Literature" as "Another Supplemental Lecture".

世界7カ国語に翻訳され、高い評価を受けた『日本文学史序説』。本書は、この不朽の名著について、著者みずからが集中講義を行った全記録である。『日本文学史序説』のエッセンスを分かりやすく説きつつ、執筆の方法論を明かし、その後の発見なども織り交ぜて縦横に語る。日本文学の細やかな味わいについて、中国や西洋の文学との比較、文学にあらわれた思想について―自著の解説やすでに語られたことの要約に留まらぬ、芸術・文化、政治、社会に及ぶ白熱の講義録。文庫化にあたり、『日本文学史序説』をめぐる、大江健三郎、小森陽一、成田龍一各氏の追悼鼎談を「もう一つの補講」として収録。