Ivan Morris

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Ivan Ira Esme Morris (29 November 1925 – 19 July 1976) was a British author and teacher in the field of Japanese Studies.

Ivan Morris was born in London and began his study of Japanese language and culture at Harvard University, where he received a BA. He received a doctorate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He wrote widely on modern and ancient Japan and translated numerous classical and modern literary works.

Dr Morris served on the faculty of Columbia University from 1960 to 1973 and was chairman of Columbia's Department of East Asian languages and Cultures from 1966 to 1969. In 1966 he was elected a Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford.

Ivan Morris died in Bologna, Italy, on July 19, 1976.

His works include:

The Tale of Genji Scroll
Dictionary of Selected Forms in Classical Japanese Literature
The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan
The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan

Dr Morris's translations include:

Masao Maruyama|Maruyama Masao, Thought and Behaviour in Modern Japanese Politics
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
Life of an Amorous Woman by Ihara Saikaku
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams (Sarashina Nikki).
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, by Yukio Mishima
The Journey, by Jiro Osaragi