2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Synthesis Study of the Various Texts of the Taiheiki and A Study for Turning the Text into a Database
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15520121
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese literature
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| Research Institution | Hosei University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOAKIMOTO Dan Hosei University, Faculty of Letters, Assistant Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (30281554)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAGASAKA Shigeyuki Nara University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (90131606)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Keywords | Japanese Literature / Bibliography / Warrior Tales / Taiheiki |
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| Research Abstract |
One of the characteristics of Warrior Tales as a genre is that there are many works that have complicated and diverse textual lineages. The Taiheiki, for instance, has roughly 100 manuscript versions, 15 versions printed with moveable type, and another 20 block printed editions. Until recently, most taxonomies have relied upon the four part classificatory system devised by Suzuku Tomie but as new versions of the tale have come to light in recent years and the study of textual lineages itself has advance, it has become necessary to reexamine this system.
In order to come to grips with the problem, my work has focused on a comprehensive bibliographic and archival analysis of the various texts of the Taiheiki. I began by moving ahead with a careful examination of versions that had not yet come to light or had not yet been studied and as a result I discovered and introduced several new texts. I also examined the texts of the main versions of the tale and was able to elucidate the original forms of several key works.
In addition, I have turned the text of the extremely interesting and unique text of Kyoto University into a database and am presently working on revising the database and exploring ways to make it public so that it can be of use to other scholars and researchers.
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