사쿠라가와 지히나리(桜川慈悲成)와 모리 오가이 (森鴎外)의 산쇼다유(山椒大夫) 비교 고찰

Abstract

The Sanshoudayu Legend(a.k.a Anju and Zushio tale) was originally an oral tradition in some regions of Japan. The story had been passed down before it was written as a form of Setkyoubushi for enlightening ordinary people. After that, with the development of printing technique, the Sanshoudayu Legend gave birth to a variety of versions of cultural genres. Kibyoushi was playing a key role in such things as the one of the popular media in the later Edo Period. Sakuragawa Jihinari was one of the gesakusha(writer of Kibyoushi) who dealt with the Sanshoudayu Legend. His style was focusing on the original story, which was different from other Kibyoushi writers that adhered to some kinds of extraordinary and eccentric ways to create pop cultures. Jihinari’s styles seemed to have an effect on the generations to come like modern writers, Mori Ougai. Ougai also took this legend as subject matter for his short novel. In some ways, he has in common with Sakuragawa Jihinari, for example, the affection of Anju and Zushio and people who helped the siblings. However, Ougai seemed to write this short novel for expressing his dream, that is to say, an ideal society for the modernized Japan. He excluded the old-fashioned thoughts and practices. He didn’t describe Sanshoudayu as an evil and let Zushio not punish him, which was the most important part of the former versions. This makes Ougai’s Shanshoudayu the most distinguishing one comparing with others. Likewise, we can find various kinds of parody or revival of Japan’s old classics through its history. Focusing on the ways of variously using classics, we can also approach the various aspects of cultural media in the later Edo Period.