著者

小島 明子 Akiko KOJIMA

出版者

鳴門教育大学

雑誌

鳴門教育大学研究紀要 鳴門教育大学 編 (ISSN:18807194)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.35, pp.198-208, 2020

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Eiga Monogatari is a tale that depicts the story of Fujiwara no Michinaga in detail as he wielded his political power and ushered in extreme prosperity. However, the background of the tale also contains vivid descriptions of people sinking into despair after being defeated by Michinaga. This is represented by the 'Nakano Kanpaku family', namely, the family of Michinaga's eldest brother, Michitaka. There are a considerable number of accounts that depict Michitaka's sons, Korechika and Takaie, in particular, as well as Michitaka's daughter, Teishi, who became the Empress to Emperor Ichijo and the Imperial prince and princesses that Teishi gave birth to; it can be perceived that the author of Eiga Monogatari was greatly interested in the Nakano Kanpaku family. This paper extracts and analyses the depiction of the Nakano Kanpaku family in Eiga Monogatari and clarifies the characteristics that can be found in the descriptions therein. Moreover, there are areas in Eiga Monogatari where accounts thought to have been written in relation to this family are missing, and I also include a study of the possible intentions behind this aspect. By considering both 'what is written' and 'what is not written' in relation to the Nakano Kanpaku family, I attempt to bring an orientation of the historical descriptions of Eiga Monogatari to the surface.