The Mystery of "Ichi-ni-magiruru-mononofu," the Third Tale of Shin-kasho-ki IV : Who Caught the Criminal?(<Special Issue>Mystery in Early Modern Literature)

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  • 『新可笑記』巻四-三「市にまぎるゝ武士(ものゝふ)」の謎 : 犯人を捕まえたのは誰か(<特集>近世文学、ミステリーからの照射)
  • 『新可笑記』巻四-三「市にまぎるゝ武士(ものゝふ)」の謎--犯人を捕まえたのは誰か
  • シン カ ショウキ マキ 4 3 イチ ニ マギルル モノノ フ ノ ナゾ ハンニン オ ツカマエタ ノ ワ ダレ カ

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Shin-kasho-ki by Ihara-Saikaku has been regarded as a failure because it was badly written in a hurry. Especially "Ichi-ni-magiruru-mononofu," the third tale of the fourth volume, exposes the meagerness of the book by its poor illustrations. But among the illustrations there is a strange yet interesting one, in which the criminal caught the criminal himself. What does it mean? Can any moral be drawn from the illustration? In this article I will try to solve this mystery while interpreting the textual part and considering how the tale was read by contemporary readers.

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