Attempts of 〈narrative〉 in Kenji Nakagami's 'Jōtokuji Tour'

Autor: MATSUMOTO, Kai
Jazyk: japonština
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: 第41回 国際日本文学研究集会会議録. (41):19-26
ISSN: 0387-7280
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Kenji Nakagami, who was born in Kumano, a land which inherited various traditions, and was brought up by an illiterate mother in his young age, was a writer with a strong conscious of the aspect of the oral tradition. In the short work series from 1974 to 1976 compiled later into the short story collection "Kesho", such as Noh, Noh songs and sermons are used as motifs. There are several prior studies on in the "Kesho" work group, and the relationship between specific concrete classic works as and the short stories of "Kesho" has already been pointed out. Although there are no consideration on the reception of such about other Nakagami works produced at the same time than "Kesho". For other works as well, we must consider the relationship with . Looking at the "Jōtokuji Tour" ("Bungei Tenbou" written in April 1975) written at the same time that the "Kesho" work group, Nakagami was trying to express . In the "Jōtokuji Tour", the hero, who is a tour operator, guides guests including old women participating in a tour around Jōtokuji. Under these circumstances, the old women surround him and talk a lot about their own experiences of the past. The distinctive narratives of old women showed a new horizon as Nakagami, caused to express through the work group of the same period. I analyze appearing on "Jōtokuji Tour" in detail, while clarifying the importance of "Jōtokuji Tour" which was rarely mentioned until now. I will reexamine the attitude of and , and want to show a new direction in the Kenji Nakagami's research.
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