Yūsaku Yokoyama

Yusaku Yokoyama (Japanese: 横山 有策, Hepburn: Yokoyama Yūsaku; December 18, 1882 – April 2, 1929) was a Japanese scholar of English literature. Professor at Waseda University.

Biography

Early life and education Yokoyama was born on December 18, 1882, in Tamagawa Village, Kawakami District, Okayama Prefecture (present-day Takahashi City). In 1895, he entered the newly established former Okayama Prefectural Takahashi Junior High School (now Okayama Prefectural Takahashi High School) as a first-year student. After graduating in 1900, he enrolled in the preparatory course at Waseda University and was admitted to the university itself in September 1902.

In September 1904, Yokoyama delivered a eulogy as the representative of Waseda University students at the funeral of Lafcadio Hearn (known in Japan as Koizumi Yakumo). He graduated from the Department of English Literature in the Faculty of Letters at Waseda University in 1905. In 1907, he traveled to the United States and studied at Harvard University, from which he graduated in May 1910.

Works

Hints on Translating Japanese into English: For the Students of the Preparatory Course. Hōeikan Shoten, 1913. English Composition and Grammar. Hōeikan, 1915. Three Hundred Common Translation Errors: Correct English Usage and Grammar Explained. Nishōdō Shoten, 1915. Introduction to Literature. Kuno Shoten, 1921. Shelley's Theory of Poetry and Defense of Poetry. Studies in English Poetry and Prose, Waseda Taibunsha, 1923. A Concise History of English Literature. Waseda Taibunsha, 1927. Reforming Life through Art. Bunmei Kyōkai Library, 1928. The Story of Hamlet and Macbeth. World Literature Story Series, Fujin no Tomosha, 1929. Studies on Shakespeare. Tokyo Taibunsha, 1931.

Translations

Charles Hoytby, The Elements of Character. Dai-Nippon Bunmei Kyōkai Jimusho, 1915. Hiram Moderwell, Studies in Modern Drama. Dai-Nippon Bunmei Kyōkai Jimusho, 1921. Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. Co-translated with Masaki Kurumi. Dōjinsha Shoten, 1921. Ashley H. Thorndike, Literature and Society. Co-translated with Masamine Ishii. Waseda Taibunsha, 1923. John Drinkwater, Abraham Lincoln. Selected Works of World Literature, Shinchosha, 1924. Frederick Lows, The Social Philosophy of Carlyle and Ruskin. Bunmei Kyōkai, 1926. Selected Masterpieces of Shakespeare. World Literature Series, Shinchosha, 1929. William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar. Shinchosha, Shincho Bunko Series, 1933. William Shakespeare, Hamlet. Shinchosha, Shincho Bunko Series, 1933. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Shinchosha, Shincho Bunko Series, 1933.