히구치 이치요 『우라무라사키(裏紫)』 론 - 사랑의 광기에 달리는 히토즈마(人妻) -

Abstract

URAMURASAKI, published in May 1896, is the only unfinished work among Ichiyo’s novels. In this paper, I analyze what kind of personality he has in the “Hitozuma” family, what he pursues through Oritsu, the protagonist of Ichiyo, and how he tried it in his work. As a result, in the limited time of the previous work “NOKIMORUTSUKI”, in terms of expressing the sentiment shaken by the courtship of a man before a marriage, it is similar, but through a bold choice that challenges a fixed moral rather than a moral choice, a loving, not a husband. I could see that it was completely different in terms of facing men. In other words, among Ichiyo’s works, it can be said that it is an unconventional work that expresses a subjective and strong woman, not a woman who suffers within the world or family. It can be said that it is the conscious expression of the artist Ichiyo that he tried to have a subjective life as a human being, not social institutions and moral notions. In addition, Oritsu’s psychological conflict, drawn in a limited time, and the bold conclusion of making a decision to reach the madness of love are noteworthy in that they impressed the reader.