著者

吉田 麻子

出版者

国文学研究資料館

雑誌

国際日本文学研究集会会議録 = PROCEEDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON JAPANESE LITERATURE (ISSN:03877280)

巻号頁・発行日

no.28, pp.77-95, 2005-03-01

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A display of the enormous amounts of historical material connected with Hirata Atsutane and the Ibukinoya Juku kept by the Hirata family is to be held in October this year at the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura. The presenter was involved in the organization of several thousand pieces, mostly connected with the publication and distribution of Hitrata Atsutane's works. I have also been researching the affect they had on society. Research until now regarding Atsutane's publications have focused on publishing during his lifetime, from Bunka 10 (1813) to Tenpou 14 (1843). This presentation, while utilizing this research, will also seek to look into publishing beyond his death.Hirata Atsutane's written works were printed and spread widely following his death, through the end of the Edo and into the Meiji period. The volume printed and sold goes beyond comparison with that during his lifetime. It is clear that the method of sales and gathering money to cover publishing costs differed before and after his death. At the same time, particularly during the Bakumatsu period, due to the nature of his writings, care had to be placed in avoiding political persecution. Among his works there were some that for a time only found their way into people's hands as hand-copied manuscripts, and some, such as the case of the second volume of Tamadasuki, were printed well after the others in the series.This presentation will examine these works of Atsutane's that were forced to drift between being distributed and simply not printed, based on new historical material.There is a connection between the problems of the need for and reception of Hirata's publications, that is, his version of Kokugaku, and the "level of education" (including that involving Japanese "classics" centered on mythology) within society from the end of the Edo through to the Meiji period, which also connects with the theme of the conference.