Akiko Kiso | |
|---|---|
木曽明子 | |
| Born | 1936 Manchuria |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Classical scholar |
| Known for | First Japanese scholar to publish on Sophocles. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Kyoto University |
| Thesis | The Dissipative Works of Sophocles (1987) |
| Academic advisors | Chiaki Matsudaira |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Osaka University Kitami Institute of Technology |
| Main interests | Sophocles, Greek tragedy, parallels with noh |
| Influenced | Mae J. Smethurst |
Akiko Kiso (Japanese: 木曽明子; born 1936) is a Japanese classical scholar who specialises in Greek literature. She is a professor emeritus at Osaka University. She is the first Japanese scholar to publish on Sophocles. Her work included reconstructions of the lost plays of Epigoni and Tereus. She also worked on comparative approaches to Greek tragedy with an emphasis on Japanese classical drama.