This paper analyzes modern novels tagged with the motif of Ono no Komachi to consider how they reflect the modern age. In the 1920s, the controversy about chastity had been actively discussed in women’s magazines such as Seito. Various opinions were expressed on this subject, and one of the most widely accepted opinions among women was that the idea of chastity is based on love for love’s sake. As part of that discussion, an iconic Japanese woman from an ancient era was re-evaluated. Ono no Komachi, a woman who fell in love with many men while refusing to marry a man, was praised as a woman who retained her chastity all her life. Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Futari Komachi, displaying the motif of Ono no Komachi, depicts women’s sexual independence, which was overlooked in the chastity controversy. On the other hand, Kanoko Okamoto’s Komachi no Shakuyaku depicted Komachi as a hero who is oriented toward spiritual romance and reminds us of the intellectuals of the Meiji period who were ruined. Thus, in modern times, Komachi is linked with a new sexual ideology, and serves as a symbol for various discourses around it.
한국일본언어문화학회 [Japanese Language & Culture Association of Korea]
설립연도
2001
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본문학은 물론, 일본의 정치, 경제, 문화, 사회 등의 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구 및 일본의 언어, 문화를 매체로 한 한국과의 비교 연구를 대상으로 하고 있다. 본 학회는 회원들에게 연구 발표 및 정보 교환의 기회를 부여하고 나아가 한국에서의 바람직한 일본 연구 자세를 확립하는 것을 주된 목표로 하고 있다.