Harue Yamagata

Harue Yamagata

Born in 1959, Harue Yamagata is a scholar of Greek tragedy, translator and professor of Nihon Univ. (Research Center). After completing undergraduate studies at Tsudajuku Univ. (English literature major), Yamagata completed the diploma course in the Drama Dept. of Canterbury University (UK). Received a doctor’s degree in drama at Waseda Univ. From 1987 to 90 she studied in Greece on a government scholarship at the University of Athens. Her books include Greek Tragedy: Between the Ancient and the Present and Guidebook to Greek Tragedy and Comedy among others. She is recipient of the 11th Yuasa Yoshiko Award (Translation, Adaptation Div.) for her translation of Electra.