The Ancient Rhetoric School in East Asia

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K12910
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 02010:Japanese literature-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Takayama Daiki 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 准教授 (00727539)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 荻生徂徠 / 江戸漢詩 / 徂徠学派 / 古文辞学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research investigated the poetry of the ancient rhetoric school（古文辞派） in early modern Japan, yielding the following results: 1.A comprehensive analysis and database of the poetry collections and annotations from the ancient rhetoric school were established. The data input for "The Poetry Collection of the Seven Literati of the Ming Dynasty(明七才子詩集）" was successfully completed. 2.An examination of the differences in poetic styles among the poets of the ancient rhetoric school revealed the unique expressions employed by certain poets, including Takano Rantei. 3.The technique of waka poetry research was introduced, and a general historical review of poems about "Kagamiyama（鏡山）" in Omi, Japan, was conducted. It was determined that the poems composed on "Kagamiyama" by the ancient rhetoric school were based on word associations. Additionally, a presentation on the literature based on these word associations was delivered at the Korean Association of Hanmunhak.

Free Research Field

近世日本文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

荻生徂徠及びその門人を中心とする江戸期の古文辞派の漢詩については、従来、千篇一律で魅力に乏しいといった評価が下されることが多かった。本研究は、江戸期の古文辞派が重視した明詩の選集をデータ化し、彼らがどのような詩を模範にし、詠作を行っていたかを丹念に検討した。これによって同じ古文辞派の詩人でも詩風の差異があることが明らかになった。また荻生徂徠らが、李攀龍の詩と和歌の二つに基づいた地名表現を行っていることが分かり、古文辞派の表現技法の魅力を示すことができた。以上のような古文辞派の詩の再評価は、これまでの近世日本文学史理解の図式の変更に繋がるものといえる。