紀要論文

紀要論文

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詞林. 2002, 32, p. 48-69

英語

text

2002-10-20

One of the most widely studied motifs in Heian period literature is that of 垣間見,kaimami or peeking,it is usually added,through a gap in a fence,垣,kaki. Even so,the fence as such has not received as much attention as the phenomenon it purportedly gives rise to.Peeking,glimpsing and stealing glances have been attentively looked at,extending the field to gaps in blinds, curtains and shutters,and even to occasions where the only obstacles belong to the strictures of ritual,social or psychological decorum. Here,the fence itself will be the site of interest.Different works will be scanned for appearances of this very important element,prop and metaphor, that has remained active in the literature,and in the culture,from the earliest chronicles,such as古事記,Kojiki, to the Heian period tales,among which竹取物語,Taketori Monogataro, 伊勢物語,Ise Monogatari and 源氏物語,Genji Monogatari will be looked at for particular occurrences.However,the fence is not only a literary object,it also figures materially in the culture,specifically in the complex of ritual surrounding finerary and accession ceremonies and,as the Kojiki narratives reveal,it is an unavoidable piece of architectural support for courtship and reproducuon,a guarantee of genealogical continuity, as well as a metaphor for power. This complex of meanings of the fence maintains its validity throughout,because it functions as a cultural metaphor, widely used and understood,and not dependent on specific instances of textual allusion or precedence.The fence is in a sense a very real metaphor and a very solid reality. It could be said to be one of the founding signs of Japanese culture.

10.18910/67493

67493

"Fence" as metaphor in Heian literature. Part 1

Fernandez, Teresa Martinez

大阪大学古代中世文学研究会

英語

2002-10-20

詞林

32

48

69

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/67493

10.18910/67493

https://doi.org/10.18910/67493