Shiro MIYASHITA's Profile

1947- Born in Tokyo
Received his Masters Degree from Tokyo University
Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University- Open University
Specializes in French Renaissance literature and social history

 

Principal Translations

  • Rabelais. “The Life of Gargantua and Pantagruel.” All five volumes published by Chikuma Shobo, Ltd., 2005-2012. (shortlisted for the 63rd Yomiuri Prize for Scholarship and Translation).
  • Montaigne. “Essays- Extract.” Published by Macmillan, 2003.
  • Montaigne. “Essays- The Complete Translation.” Published by Hakusuisha, 2005. (Of the seven completed volumes, five have been published)
  • Zola, Emile. “Zola Selections.” All 11 volumes published by Fujiwarashoten, 2002-2012. (The first volume, “Masterpieces of the Early Years,” was translated with Kosei Ogura)

Additional Contributions Include:

Literature: Balzac, Roger Grenier, and Michel Tournier;

History: L. Febvre/H.J. Martin’s “The Coming of the Book,” (Published by Chikuma Shobo, co-translation), Natalie Z. Davis, Roger Chartier, Nicolas Contat’s “Anecdote Typographiques (1762)” ( Published by Suisei, Inc.), etc;

Art History: Daniel Arasse’s “Take a Closer Look,” Jean Philippe Antoine’s “La Chair de l’Oiseau: Vie imaginair de Paolo Uccello” (both published by Hakusuisha), etc.


Major Original Publications

“Origins of the City of Lyon,” Published by Shobunsha, 1989 (Recipient of the 17th Jiro Osaragi Prize).
“The Full History of Rabelais,” Published by University of Tokyo Press, 1997.
“Readings in the Paris Metropolis,” Published by Macmillan, 1998.
“For the History Books,” Published by Shobunsha, 2002.
“Means of Investigating Paris,” Published by Kodansha, 2002
To Trick the Gods Themselves,” Published by Iwanami Shoten, 2011
<Prize-Winning Works Translated from Japanese to French: > Elizabeth Suetsugu: L’Aiguillon de la mort, Picquier, 2012. (Translated from: “The Sting of Death” by Toshio Shimao)