Nakatada's Distrust of a Wet Nurse in <i>Utsuho-monogatari</i>: A Prejudice against Wet-Nursing Acquired in His Early Childhood

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  • 『うつほ物語』における乳母への忌避
  • 『うつほ物語』における乳母への忌避 : 仲忠の幼時体験と関連して
  • 『 ウツ ホモノガタリ 』 ニ オケル ウバ エ ノ キヒ : ナカ チュウ ノ ヨウジ タイケン ト カンレン シテ
  • ――仲忠の幼時体験と関連して――

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<p>In Utsuho-monogatari Fujiwara-no-Nakatada almost unreasonably shows distrust for his daughter's wet nurse although she is a woman of a very decent family. This can be attributed to a primal experience in his early childhood. His parents didn't have their son under the care of a wet nurse on the superstition that wet-nursing tortures a baby. This prejudice subconsciously implanted in his mind comes to the surface when Nakatada has his own child to take care of.</p>

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  • Japanese Literature

    Japanese Literature 63 (2), 1-11, 2014-02-10

    Japanese Literature Association

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