The Role of Scapegoats in Kyokutei-Bakin's “Kōdan” Tales: A Shift from Dramatic to Narrative Devices

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  • 曲亭馬琴〈巷談もの〉読本における身替り
  • 曲亭馬琴〈巷談もの〉読本における身替り : 演劇的趣向から小説的機能ヘ
  • キョクテイ バキン 〈 コウダン モノ 〉 トクホン ニ オケル ミガワリ : エンゲキテキ シュコウ カラ ショウセツテキ キノウ ヘ
  • —演劇的趣向から小説的機能へ—

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<p>Although it has been often pointed out that the series of “kōdan” tales by Kyokutei-Bakin were written in a jōruri dramatic style, little has been said about their narrative aspect. Certainly in those tales scapegoats appear according to the dramatic conventions, but they play a more important role as a sort of deus ex machina that miraculously solves narrative dilemmas toward a happy ending. Especially the function of a scapegoat in Tokonatsu-sōshi marks a change of style that puts more stress on narrative devices than dramatic ones.</p>

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