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The Kinsui ukiyozoshi -focusing on Hanagatami-

  • Journal of Japanese Culture
  • 2020, (85), pp.161-172
  • DOI : 10.21481/jbunka..85.202005.161
  • Publisher : The Japanese Culture Association Of Korea (Jcak)
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : March 15, 2020
  • Accepted : April 24, 2020
  • Published : May 31, 2020

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ABSTRACT

There was a rivalry between Syotei Kinsui and Tamenaga Syunsui, rather than a hierarchical relationship. Hanagatami features many female protagonists, which is common in Syunsui’s ninjobon; therefore, it resembles his novels, in which one man has relationships with many women. However, Hanagatami emphasizes the contrast between good otsuru and bad okame. Hanagatami was a variation on compositions featuring good will and discipline, which were characteristic of Kinsui’s ninjobon. Therefore, although many women appear as characters, they share similar features. Even if the happy ending otsuru is not described without telling the whereabouts of the other heroines, the feeling of strangeness will not be felt. Kinsui differs from Syunsui, in terms of the ethical and moral compliance of his novels. For Kinsui, the use of the word “ninjobon,” coined by Syunsui and synonymous with chubon-sized novels for women, was a phenomenon to be overcome. Kinsui's assertion that he call his chubon-sized novels for women “Kinsui ukiyozoshi” was not only based on his promotion of Kinsui-style chubon-sized novels that emphasize good and evil; it was also a rejection of Syunsui’s ninjobon. Hanagatami is a good example of “Kinsui ukiyozoshi.”

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