Torahiko on the web

[Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow]

>I just noticed a site that is putting literature on the web. There's only
>one text on film, Terada Torahiko's _Eiga Jidai_, but I'm sure there will
>be tons more in the near future. For those teaching literature, I'm sure
>there are many texts that could be assigned to students. Authors include
>Akutagawa, Izumi, Higuchi, and many, many others. 
>
>http://www.aozora.gr.jp/

Actually, it's not all literature: a lot of essays and other forms of 
non-fiction writing are on the site.  if you look at the list of texts in 
progress, we have many of Itami Mansaku's works to look forward to.  
Aozora Bunko is taking advantage of Japanese copyright laws which 
stipulate that texts are public domain fifty years after the death of the 
author (that's why, for instance, they have been putting out a bunch of 
Dazai in recent months).  Since Itami died in 1946, his writings are all 
technically in the public domain.

Since Aozora is run on an all-volunteer basis, however, it does take time 
for texts to be typed up, formatted, and put on the web.

Reminds me that we should be as aggressive about film.

Aaron Gerow