Research: The influence of Genji monogatari on the literary genre of otogizōshi: the cases of Utatane no sōshi, Saru Genji sōshi, and other tales
Martina Sorge (1616803), East Asia Curriculum, 36th cycle (scholarship recipient)
11/2020— present: PhD Candidate in Civilizations of Asia and Africa (Department Italian Institute of Oriental Studies ISO, “Sapienza” University of Rome).
Dissertation: The influence of Genji monogatari on the literary genre of otogizōshi: the cases of Utatane no sōshi, Saru Genji sōshi, and other tales.
(Supervisor: Professor Luca Milasi; Co-supervisor: Professor Matilde Mastrangelo)
10/2017—12/2019: Master’s Degree in Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Department Italian Institute of Oriental Studies ISO, “Sapienza” University of Rome).
Dissertation: Tanizaki Jun’ichirō’s Genji Monogatari: translating or rewriting a Classic? (Supervisor: Professor Matilde Mastrangelo, Co-Advisor: Professor Luca Milasi)
10/2013—03/2017: Bachelor’s Degree in Oriental Languages and Civilizations (Department Italian Institute of Oriental Studies ISO, “Sapienza” University of Rome).
Dissertation: Dialects’ crisis in the Ryūkyū Islands: poetry of yesterday and today. (Supervisor: Professor Luca Milasi)
Research interests: classical Japanese literature, medieval Japanese literature, adaptation studies