Children Studying in Society : The Image of Children in Utsuho-monogatari(<Special Issue>"Children" in Literature and Education)

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  • 社会で学ぶ子どもたち : 『うつほ物語』を中心に(<特集>文学/教育のなかの<子ども>)
  • 社会で学ぶ子どもたち--『うつほ物語』を中心に
  • シャカイ デ マナブ コドモ タチ ウツ ホモノガタリ オ チュウシン ニ

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In the mid-Heian Period, some children of aristocrats went to court to work for the emperor. In Utsuho-monogatari, there are three court children named Tadakoso, Masayori, and Hanazono, who dance, go on errands, and do other things for the emperor. Tadakoso is so much patronized that he is forced to stay at the court for several months. No matter how bright, handsome, and good at music and dancing one was, if not a child of a noble family, one was not allowed to perform the special duty. In this article, I will describe the profile of such privileged children who were trained to master social skills from manners even to a way of love affairs while working at the court.

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