Background
Yoshie Okazaki was born in 1892.
Yoshie Okazaki was born in 1892.
He graduated from Tokyo University (1917).
He was the first scholar to systematically study Japanese classics from the viewpoint of genre. He was appointed assistant professor (1923) and then professor (1927) at Tohoku University. His books include "Genres In Japanese Literature" and "Ideas In Japanese Arts."