著者

鈴木 恵子

出版者

日本英学史学会

雑誌

英学史研究 (ISSN:03869490)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1986, no.18, pp.101-113, 1986

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Okurashoten was established on September 15th in the 8th year of Meiji era. It developed from Kin'eidb Publishing Company (Ezoshi-ton'ya Kin'eido) which was a branch of Yorozuya Publishing Company. Kin'eido was acknowledged as the Publishing Company of Nishikie in the last days of Edo era.<BR>Okurashoten published various dictionaries; English, German, French, Russian dictionaries, Japanese dictionary &lsquo;Gensen&rsquo;, biographical dictionaries, Buddhist dictionary, etc. Even today its publications are reprinted by many publishing companies, with many influences on our time's thought and ideas.<BR>The aim of this treatise is. with the above historical sketch of Okurashoten in mind, to demonstrate the following three themes:<BR>(1) what kinds of books Okurashoten published according to its own thought for introducing Anglo-American political and economical ideas to Japan, and for realizing peaceful Japan in the 20's of Meiji era.<BR>(2) what parts Okurashoten played for safeguarding Japan's independence and interests against European and American nations.<BR>(3) what parts Okurashoten played in modernization of Japan's publishingbusinesses, and in publishing modern school textbooks.