근세 일본 ‘문인’의 존재 양상과 문인 아집 ―18세기 오사카 문인과 염담(恬淡)―

Abstract

Discussion on Early modern Japanese writers have not properly been done from the perspective that writers in China and the Joseon Dynasty are very closely connected to conditions of the elite class or the old state examination. Nevertheless, elegant gathering (雅集) that learned Confucianism as learning enjoyed Chinese poems and writers’ elegance regardless of the old state examination was created by the persons with various social positions such as merchants, doctors, and Confucian scholars and supports a necessity of review ‘writers’ in modern Japanese society. This thesis introduced discussion on Japanese writers from the viewpoint of the Japanese academic world and stipulated writers’ society in Osaka in the 18th century as the creation and development by the fully literate persons escaping from official business given to each person. Especially, Kimura Kenkado, a Chonin (町人) writer, elegant gathering that he belongs to, and various aspects of the writers who gather there were examined focusing on virtue called calm minds (恬澹). The characteristics of modern Japanese writers through the review are as follows: First, it’s ‘self-’ interest in Chinese culture at large as well as Confucianism. Second, they are the main agents of economic activities and escape from personal benefit. And the aspects that they lived in residential areas (市井) through elegant gathering and tried to realize seclusion close to ‘halfway hermit’ said by Bai Juyi could also be examined.