Foreign Language and Literature Bibliography (Subject Bibliographies) Published in the Japanese Language

This webpage introduces search tools (subject bibliographies) chiefly in the Japanese language available mainly in the Tokyo Main Library Humanities Room to find reference resources (books, journal articles, etc.) related to foreign languages and literatures.

To search for journal articles, please refer to Article Index of Periodicals in Japanese.

Numbers shown in brackets 【 】 indicate the NDL call number for an item.

The [Range] field indicates the range of years during which the material of interest was cataloged and material format.

Contents

1. Asian Language and Asian Literature
1-1. Chinese Literature
2. English Language, and British and American Literature
2-1. British Literature
2-2. American Literature
3. French and French Literature
4. German and German Literature
5. Comparative Literature

1. Asian Language and Asian Literature

In addition to the below, please refer to the contents in Search Guides on Asia > Art, Language, Literature.

1-1. Chinese Literature

  • "Chugoku bungaku kenkyu bunken yoran" (Bibliography of research literature on Chinese literature) (Nichigai Associates)
    1945-1977 (postwar)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (1979　【KK61-12】)
    Classical literature 1978-2007Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (2008　【KK61-J2】)
    Modern and contemporary literature 1978-2008Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (2010　【KK61-J3】)
    [Range] Books, journal articles
    [Index] Subject, author name *1945-1977 (postwar)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library includes personal names, and titles of literary works and books.
  • Yukio Abe, Ikuko Sasaki, ed., "Nihon ni okeru chugoku bungaku kenkyu bunken mokuroku: gendai/todai" (Bibliography of research literature on Chinese literature in Japan: modern era/present-day) (1977-1980)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library, (1981-1982)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library, (1983-1985)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (Henkosha　1981-1985　【KK61-19】)
    [Range] 1977-July 1985. Books, journal articles
    [Organization] Part 1: Journal articles, Part 2: Books
    [Order] Chiefly by publication month and year
    [Index] None
    This book includes literature on Chinese literature from the beginning of the Republic of China.

2. English Language, and British and American Literature

  • "Eigo nenkan" (Kenkyusha yearbook of English) (Kenkyusha 【Z42-25Link to holding information of the National Diet Library et al.】)
    [Range] Books and journal articles published from April of the second preceding year to March of the previous year
    [Index] Classified index of 'Personal research achievement by researcher'
    [Notes] 'Review and perspective for each society of English linguistics, British and American literature, and English language education' introduces trends of research and related literature. Users can browse the publications of researchers in the 'List of personal research achievement by researcher'.
  • Matsuji Tajima, author and editor; Yoko Ieiri [et al.], coeditor, "Wagakuni ni okeru eigogaku kenkyu bunken shoshi" (Bibliography of English linguistics research in Japan)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (Nan'undo　1998　【KS11-G3】)
    [Range] 1900-1996. Writings and translations, research papers, research notes, etc. by Japanese people
    [Order] Subject> Author name in Japanese alphabetical order
    [Index] Author name, editor name, translator name
  • "Eibei bungaku kenkyu bunken yoran" (Bibliography of research literature on British and American literature)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (Nichigai Associates　【KS71-J1 et al.】)
    [Range] 1945-2009. Books, parts of books, and journal articles published in Japan
    [Index] Writer name (in Japanese), title of literary work or book (Japanese title and original title), author name, item (*item index covers 1965-1974 only)

2-1. British Literature

  • 'Nihon ni okeru eikoku shosetsu kenkyu shoshi' (Bibliography of research literature on British novel published in Japan) *included in "Eikoku shosetsu kenkyu" (Japanese research on British novel) vol.7Link to holding information of the National Diet Library, 8Link to holding information of the National Diet Library and 9Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (Shinozaki Shorin　1966-1969　【933-E38】)
    Yoshizo Miyazaki [et al.], ed., "Nihon ni okeru eikoku shosetsu kenkyu shoshi (Bibliography of research literature on British novel published in Japan) Showa 43-47 (1968-1972)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library, Showa 48-52 (1973-1977)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library, Showa 53-56 (1978-1981)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library, Showa 57-60 (1982-1985)Link to holding information of the National Diet Library (Kazama Shobo　【KS71-1】)
    [Range] 1965-1985. Books, journal articles
    [Order] Publication year of research literature > Four classifications: novel in general, eighteenth century novel (including before), nineteenth century novel, and twentieth century novel
    [Index] Author name
    [Notes] Annotation attached to a part of literature

2-2. American Literature

3. French and French Literature

4. German and German Literature

5. Comparative Literature

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