호리 다쓰오(堀辰雄) 문학에 나타난 ‘변장(変装)’과 ‘아사쿠사(浅草)’ - 「수족관(水族館)」과 「날개짓(羽ばたき)」을 중심으로 -

Abstract

In his early works, Hori Tatsuo depicted the modern city of Tokyo, and wrote a number of short novels mentioning existing places and place names. In particular, Asakusa was described as an important place in his several works, and it is deeply associated with the early works of Hori Tatsuo. The city of Asakusa, as described by Hori, represents “the erstwhile city of Asakusa,” which he experienced in his childhood, as well as “the contemporary city of Asakusa,” which declined in 1930s when the culture of the time was in full broom. These two notions of Askusa, as described in the early works of Hori Tatsuo, have a commonality, namely the sexual “disguise” of a man. In this article, I take up two Hori’s novels involving the two notions of Asakusa, The Aquarium and The Flap of the Wings and analyze the concept of “disguise” in these novels. Based on this analysis, I reveal the image of Asakusa represented in Hori Tatsuo’s literary works.