2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Basic Study of The Japanese Medieval Court Literature "Tale of Ama no Karumo" and comparison study of its manuscripts.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19520171
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese literature
Research Institution	Gifu Women's University
Principal Investigator	SHIODA Tomoko Gifu Women's University, 文化創造学部, 教授 (00215948)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	中世王朝物語 / 『海人の刈藻』 / 改作本 / 諸本校合 / 天理大学図書館本 / 大阪市立大学図書館本 / 肥前松平文庫本
Research Abstract	Among medieval court literatures in existence, relatively many copies of "Tale of Ama no Karumo" exist, and presently 15 copies are identified in the country. Traditionally there are said to be few differences among its manuscripts. I have collected 3 copies which I had not read, and done basic research on them .As a result, I found none of them had major differences or additional scripts which may change the story. copies in the possession of Tenri Library, Osaka City University and The Athenaeum of Bizen Matudaira