馬琴史伝物読本の構想 －史伝物模索期の作品を中心に－

Abstract

In Bakin's Yomihon, works which have a lateral biography of a historical person are categorized into Shidenmono. There are seven works in Shidenmono Yomihon. They are divided into the former part and the latter part in order of completion time. And then, the former part is called a seeking period of Shidenmono. There are three works of Shidenmono Yomihon, "Chinsetsuyumiharizuki”, "Raigouajarikaisoden”, "Shunkansozushimamonogatari”. Bakin established his own Engitai following Chinese story for popular reading by creation of "Yumiharizuki”which was his first work of Shidenmono Yomihon. The feature of Engitai is using the real age or name of official history. And Bakin has writing attitude that suggests grounds when he adds fiction to fact. The main character of each work, Tametomo of "Yumiharizuki”, Yoshitaka of "Kaisoden”, Syunkansozu of "Shimamonogatari”, is portrayed by fictionalization which is `actually they were alive'. In that sense, we could find Bakin's idea that needs grounds of precedent literature even in fiction. The way of modeling person also varies by historical sources of external and internal feature of the main character. Three works of a seeking period of Shidenmono have fiction from historical sources and fiction created by Bakin. It could be the way of Shidenmono Yomihon like using history as it is and portraying an inside history.