Chinese Literacy in Medieval Times: The Sophisticated Style of <i>Katsuragawa-jizō-ki</i>

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  • 真名表記が可能にしたもの
  • 真名表記が可能にしたもの : 『桂川地蔵記』の考察を起点として
  • マナ ヒョウキ ガ カノウ ニ シタ モノ : 『 カツラガワ ジゾウキ 』 ノ コウサツ オ キテン ト シテ
  • ――『桂川地蔵記』の考察を起点として――

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<p>In July 1416 or the twenty-third year of the Ōei Period, a stone image of Jizo Bodhisattva was said to suddenly appear on the bank of the Katsuragawa River. Katsuragawa-jizō-ki is a rare book which eloquently describes a series of festive events caused by this appearance of the divine statue. The sophisticated style of the book indicates how highly developed Chinese literacy was in the literature of the Muromachi Period. Indeed in the book written in the form of correspondence the diversity, vitality, and order of the world are represented with brilliant figures of speech derived from the Chinese academic tradition. This genealogy of knowledge is indispensable for studies on the literature, history, and culture of ancient and medieval times.</p>

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  • Japanese Literature

    Japanese Literature 63 (7), 45-57, 2014-07-10

    Japanese Literature Association

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