Torahiko on the web

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----- Original Message -----
From: Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow <onogerow at angel.ne.jp>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: Torahiko on the web


> >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
>