A basic research on yomihon produced in Bunsei period

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520216
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: Tanaka Norio 島根大学, 法文学部, 教授 (00252891)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): FUJISAWA Takeshi 尾道市立大学, 芸術文化学部, 教授 (20289268) ; KIKUCHI Yousuke 福岡教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (30515838) ; KIGOSHI Shunsuke 山口県立大学, 国際文化学部, 准教授 (80360056) ; HISHIOKA Kenji 有明工業高等専門学校, 一般教育科, 准教授 (10548720)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OHYA Taeko 青山学院大学, 文学部, 准教授 (50451779)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 日本近世文学 / 近世小説 / 読本

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It was once thought that yomihon, full-length novels in the late Edo era, which were the most typical and orthodox, became the most prosperous in Bunka period(1804-1818), and stagnated in Bunsei period(1818-1830). However, our study found out that yomihon-novels were produced continuously and entered on a new phase in Bunsei period.
During this period, yomihon-novels became longer and longer, and some of them were related to jitsuroku or ninjobon. The writers were definitely conscious of structure as a full-length novel.

Free Research Field

日本文学