A study on the criticism of Uchida Fuchian about Ihara Saikaku and the reprint publication in Saikaku's popular era during the Meiji period

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26884076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Kisarazu National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: ONUKI Toshihiko 木更津工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 講師 (70738426)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 井原西鶴 / 内田不知庵 / 翻刻 / 出版文化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to investigate the revival of Ihara Saikaku in the Meiji period. The writings of Saikaku have attracted extensive attention especially among meiji novelists. And this phenomenon and Uchida Fuchian are said to have a deep relationship. Regarding this phenomenon, I analyzed it from a new point of view. First, I regarded the criticism that Uchida proposed. And then, I focused on the method of his criticism. Second, I verified the text of the reprinted works of Saikaku. A publishing company known as Musashiya published this reprinted version, and was believed to have a close relation to Uchida. There were also several publishing companies which were involved in, publishing the reprints of Saikaku’s writings. Therefore, based on this fact, I also did some research on these companies in order to determine the editing methods of Saikaku’s works, which in turn, will enable me to obtain a full understanding on the overall tendency of the transformation of works.

Free Research Field

日本文学