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Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco
Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco (1853–1908), was an American pioneer in the study of Oriental literature and art. After 12 years of teaching in Japan, he returned to the U.S. to become a curator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. His writings include East and West: The Discovery of America and Other Poems (1893), The Masters of Ukioye (1896), and Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art (2 vols., 1911). His literary executor, Ezra Pound, edited from his notes Certain Noble Plays of Japan (1916); Noh; or, Accomplishments (1916); Cathay (1915), Chinese poetry translated; and The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry (1936). Van Wyck Brooks wrote Fenollosa and His Circle (1962).
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FenollosaErnestFrancisco.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FenollosaErnestFrancisco.html |
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Ernest Francisco Fenollosa
Ernest Francisco Fenollosa , 1853–1908, American Orientalist, educator, and poet, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. A pioneer in the study of Asian art, he lived much of his life in Japan. Besides teaching at Tokyo Univ., the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, and the Imperial Normal School, he was manager of the fine arts department of the Imperial Museum in Tokyo. His works include East and West: The Discovery of America and Other Poems (1893); Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art (2d ed. 1912), compiled by his widow, Mary McNeil Fenollosa; and two works on Japanese drama (ed. by Ezra Pound, 1916). |
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"Ernest Francisco Fenollosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ernest Francisco Fenollosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Fenollos.html "Ernest Francisco Fenollosa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Fenollos.html |
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Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco
Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco (1853–1908). An American educator, poet, and pioneering scholar of E. Asian fine arts and culture.
His published works include East and West (1893), a collection of poetry, The Masters of Ukiyoe (1896), and his magnum opus, Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art (published posthumously in 1912). |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-FenollosaErnestFrancisco.html JOHN BOWKER. "Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-FenollosaErnestFrancisco.html |
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