Миры произведений "Токайдотю хидзакуригэ" и "Укиёбуро": "антимир" и "идеальный мир"

Японские исследования. 2019. No. 3. P. 23–32.

Borkina A.

The article deals with the problem of “inner space” in the two prominent works of kokkeibon, a genre of gesaku, light popular fiction of Tokugawa period (1603–1867), “Tōkaidōchū hizakurige” by Jippensha Ikku  (1765–1831) and “Ukiyoburo” by Shikitei Sanba (1775–1822). The creation of the unique settings, namely, the Tōkaidō road and its post stations in “Tōkaidōchū hizakurige” and a public bath in “Ukiyoburo” is considered to be a special artistic method, which is not just a device to develop a light funny atmosphere of the literary works mentioned, but also a mechanism, uncovering deeper layers of psycologism and mindset. There are two types of “inner worlds” found in the works of Ikku and Sanba: an “anti-world” of “Tōkaidōchū hizakurige”, where the spirit of grotesque, absurdity and situational comedy prevails, and an “idealistic world” of “Ukiyoburo”, in which humor and morality are found in the everyday situations and conversations. It is also assumed that the tags of “anti-world” and “idealistic world” in terms of these literary works can correspond with the “men’s world” and “women’s world” respectively.

 

Keywords: эпоха Токугава, Tokugawa period, гэсаку, коккэйбон, Дзиппэнся Икку, юмористическая проза, Сикитэй Самба, gesaku, humorous fiction, kokkeibon, Jippensha Ikku, Shikitei Sanba