『今昔物語集』의 창의성 고찰 -역사와 설화 사이-

Abstract

It is thought that examining how the folktale of 『Konzaku』relates to historical facts is an essential process in clarifying the literary nature of 『Konzaku』This review analyzes the meaning of the process from historical to narrative by focusing on the historical event of Japanese Buddhism tradition described in 『Konzaku』and the related description of Prince Shotoku, and comparing it with various related materials centered on 『Nihonshoki』. After Buddhism was introduced to Japan, there were many twists and turns from the government to accept it, and as it was an important event in Japanese history, it is recorded in detail in historical records. Prince Shotoku is at the center of it, and the high respect of the people for him is reborn as a superhuman saint, and one of the processes and results is the story of Prince Shotoku in 『Konzaku』. In this review, we reviewed the process of leading to the tales of 『Konzaku』 through literature such as 『Nihonshoki』『Nihonryoiki』『Sanboe』and 『Shotoku taishidenryaku』, until one story is born, we can feel that a lot of data is accumulated like a stratum. Therefore, in appreciating and studying narrative literature, it should not be forgotten that there are numerous invisible materials behind the current records. From this point of view, it is difficult to deny that much of the story of Prince Shotoku in 『Konzaku』 was already formed in the previous narrative literature stage, including 『Nihonryoiki』. However, in the process of changing from historical facts to folk tales, we find that there are parts that are different from the facts, However, even if that part is excluded, it is confirmed that the notable characteristics of 『Konzaku』, such as the emphasis on prince-centered description method and sacredness, are breathing in various places. However, it is found that there is a different part from historical facts in the process of storytelling, whether it was based on the idea of the writer or not, it should be evaluated as a literary characteristic of 『Konzaku』 and accepted as a process of storytelling in history. Because 『Konzaku』 is not a record of history, but a record of life, so it is a folktale literature.