Princeton University

Professor Thomas Hare has been awarded the Hosei University Noh Drama Prize in Memory of Kanze Hisao. The description of the award and the citation for the book are as follows:

"The Hôsei University Noh Drama Prize in Memory of Kanze Hisao" in memory of KANZE Hisao. Kanze spent his life in pursuit of the question, "what is Noh drama," and was the very embodiment of Zeami's thinking about "the flower" [i.e., dramatic brilliance]. He died at age 53 on 12/7/1978, and in June 1979 his descendants established a fund for the prize at Hôsei University, to memorialize Kanze's achievements in Noh and in drama more generally.

The prize is awarded on the anniversary of his death to scholars, critics, actors or other individuals or groups who have contributed to the dissemination of Noh through distinguished achievements or performances."

(観世寿夫記念法政大学能楽賞は、世阿弥の花の思想を体現し、常に“能とは何 か”を問いつづけ、1978年12月7日、53歳で急逝した観世流の能役者、観世寿夫氏 の能界劇界における業績を記念して、遺族からの寄金に基づき法政大学が1979年 6月に設定しました。

顕著な業績や舞台成果を示した研究者・評論家・能役者、能楽の普及に貢献した 個人・団体に贈られ、毎年命日の清雪忌に発表しています。)

Thomas Hare(トーマス・ヘヤ)

〔贈呈理由〕氏の近著/Zeami―Performance Notes/ (Columbia University Press, 2008)は、日本思想大系『世阿弥・禅竹』を底本とし、「申楽談儀」「金 島書」をのぞく世阿弥伝書すべてを英訳した大著である。演出・技法にも目を配 り最新の研究成果を踏まえた翻訳の水準は傑出しており、国際的な世阿弥能楽論 研究の基礎を打ち立てた業績として、高く評価される。

〔主な経歴〕プリンストン大学教授。専攻テーマは、日本中世文学（特に詩歌・ 演劇）、日本の仏教文化・思想、古代エジプトの文化等。1952年３月13日生ま れ。75年、プリンストン大学卒業。77年、ミシガン大学にて修士、81年同大学に て博士（Ph.D. Far Eastern Languages and Literatures: Japanese Literature）を取得。78～80年には東京芸術大学音楽学部楽理科に研究生として 留学し、横道萬里雄・藤田大五郎・安福建雄・野村四郎の指導を受ける。83～84 年、国際交流基金の奨学金による来日の際は、京都の前川光長・杉市和にも師 事。81年よりスタンフォード大学専任講師、准教授を経て、2001年よりプリンス トン大学教授。能楽関係の主な著書としては、受賞理由となった /Zeami―Performance Notes/ のほかに、/Zeami's Style: The Noh Plays of Zeami Motokiyo/.（Stanford University Press, 1986）等がある。プリンスト ン大学では実演者と組んで尺八と禅に関する講義もおこなっている。

"(The reason for the award) Prof. Hare's recently published book, /Zeami, Performance Notes /(Columbia University Press, 2008) represents a major achievement, including English translations of all of the texts by Zeami apart from /Sarugaku Dangi /and/ Kintôsho/ in the volume /Zeami, Zenchiku /from the series /Nihon shisô taikei. /[published by Iwanami Shoten]. The level of the translation is outstanding, based as it is on the latest research on noh and incorporating insights on production and performance technique. The work is highly appraised for its achievement in laying the foundation for international research in Zeami’s performance theory.

(Hare’s cv) Professor at Princeton University. Disciplines: Japanese medieval literature (particularly poetics and drama), Japanese Buddhist culture and thought, ancient Egyptian culture, etc. Born 3/13/1952. BA from Princeton, 1975. MA in 1977 and PhD in 1981 from the University of Michigan, Department of Far Eastern Languages and Literatures in Japanese Literature. From 1978-80, Hare studied in Japan at Tokyo University of Fine Arts, in the Musicology Department of the School of Music, working under YOKOMICHI Mario, FUJITA Daigorô, YASUFUKU Tatsuo and NOMURA Shirô. During the 83-84 academic year, he held a Japan Foundation Fellowship in Kyoto and studied under MAEKAWA Mitsunaga and SUGI Ichikazu. He worked as Assistant Professor and later Associate Professor at Stanford University before going to Princeton University as Professor in 2001. In addition to /Zeami, Performance Notes/, his publications on Noh include/ Zeami's Style: The Noh Plays of Zeami Motokiyo/（Stanford University Press, 1986). He is also teaching a course at Princeton University, together with a professional musician, on Zen and the Shakuhachi Flute.