《Evil Story》 - Evil Story

Japanese: 《あだ物語》 - あだものがたり
《Evil Story》 - Evil Story

…He retired in 1624 (Kan'ei 1), but in 1633 he was promoted to the rank of Junior Fifth Rank. The Kansei Shoshu Shokafu states that Tameharu had once been fond of waka poetry and was skilled in Buddhist studies, and once composed two volumes of a tale of evil for a young woman. The tale of evil is a medieval kana zoshi that uses a love story between two different species to explain the Buddhist principle of the impermanence of the world. However, it is officially signed "written by Taira Tameharu" rather than a pen name, showing the high recognition and appreciation of Tameharu's kana zoshi. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ada Monogatari" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…24年(寛永1)致仕したが,26年には従五位下に叙せられた。《寛政重修諸家譜》には〈為春かつて和歌をたしなみ,仏学に長ぜり,ひとゝせ女(娘)のためにあだ物語二巻をつくる〉とある。その《あだ物語》は異類恋愛譚に仮託して,世の無常迅速の仏理を説いた,思想的内容的には中世的といってよい仮名草子であるが,〈平為春作焉〉と雅号などでなく正式の署名がなされており,為春の仮名草子に寄せる高い認識と評価を示すものである。…

※「《あだ物語》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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