Fundamental Research of non-Philological Approach in Waka Annotation Using Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26770093
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: National Institute of Technology, Toyota College (2015-2016); Nagoya Gakuin University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: TAMADA SAORI 豊田工業高等専門学校, 一般学科, 講師 (60707389)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 日本文学 / 国文学 / 和歌 / 注釈 / 民俗学 / 古典

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research pursued a non-Philological approach in waka (31-syllable premodern Japanese poem) annotation, clarifying some attitudes of premodern Japanese toward　“canon.” Since this approach uses facts from the day of the annotator, such as slang, dialect and custom, it could be defined as an “ethnological approach.”
Actual results are the three followed: (1) Unraveled a type of　interpretation of a “canonized” waka among nobles from late ancient period to late medieval period. (2)Unraveled a part of the interpretation of “canon” among early modern intellectuals through Utamakura books (books analyzing waka place-names). (3)Assembled a database of ethnological comments on waka, made by famous premodern researchers and their school.

Free Research Field

日本古典文学