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.34, pp.142-152, 2019

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Covering a period of about 200 years in chronological order, Eiga Monogatari is a tale (monogatari) that relates the history of the imperial family and their maternal relatives, the house of Fujiwara. The central theme of the tale is the political splendour (eiga) of Fujiwara no Michinaga, which has been vividly portrayed. This paper focuses on volumes 1−4 of the book, which trace the movements of Michinaga's ancestors, the Kujo-ryu, down the generations, up to the point where Michinaga takes power. In addition, the author attempts to clarify the tale's methods of historical description. In doing so, the author of this study has succeeded in pointing out a number of distinctive descriptive features in the tale. First, there is the technique of picking out three important members of the same generation from the numerous other people in their family and depicting those three in a comparative manner. Second, we mention the technique of stressing the characterisation of the three specified individuals by placing historical events in a finely delineated annual chronology. Third, we observe that individuals are portrayed on the basis of a view of history which requires those deemed worthy of governmental authority to display qualities such as respect for the intentions of their lineal ancestors and filial devotion (koshin),while those individuals who fail to meet these requirements are weeded out of the story. The above-mentioned points may be regarded as an important new approach towards elucidating the description of history throughout all the 40 volumes of Eiga Monogatari.

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.

著者

小嶋 明紀子 コジマ アキコ Akiko KOJIMA

雑誌

二松学舎大学人文論叢

巻号頁・発行日

no.68, pp.136-155, 2002-01-10

著者

小嶋 明紀子 コジマ アキコ Akiko Kojima

雑誌

日本漢文学研究

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, pp.161-195, 2007-03

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Kokanshiren is one of the representative poets among the Gozan Buddist monk poets. He is noted for his six Fu prose. Although Fu prose is an important style in Chinese literature, Japanese poets find it difficult to compose. Kokanshiren's Fu prose is particularly interesting if we consider his knowledge of Chinese literature and theory. Kokanshiren's writing method was influenced by Chinese Fu prose written in different Chinese eras. He changes his style depending on the themes. Kokanshiren insisted that if a person is open to new ideas, he can excel. A person must have a sense of self and appreciate the law of nature. This way of Buddhist thinking is written in an easy to understand way. Kokanshiren was not only influenced by Buddhism, but also had a strong comprehension of Confucianism and Taoism.