"A Certain Woman's Glimpse" - A Certain Woman's Glimpse

Japanese: 《或る女のグリンプス》 - あるおんなのぐりんぷす

...A full-length novel by Takeo Arishima. The first part is a revised version of A Certain Woman's Glimpse, which was serialized in Shirakaba from 1911 to 1913 (Meiji 44 to Taisho 2), and the second part was written in 1919. The protagonist, Yoko Satsuki, has a strong sense of self and is a new woman who seeks to break away from tradition and restrictions, but she seeks the source of her life solely in men and is financially dependent on them.

From [Shirakaba]

…During World War I, the humanitarian element became stronger, and satellite magazines influenced by this trend were produced in the surrounding area. In the heyday of Shirakaba, there was criticism from Ikuta Choko and others, but works such as A Certain Woman's Glimpse (the first part of A Certain Woman) by Arishima Takeo, Mushanokoji's play Sono Imoto (Its Sister), Shiga's At Kinosaki, and Nagayo's play Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were published in Shirakaba, and it played the role of a forum for masterpieces that remain in the history of modern literature. Even after the publication of Shirakaba ceased, their friendship continued and their influence was outstanding, forming the so-called "Shirakaba Mountains." …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "A Certain Woman's Glimpse" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…有島武郎の長編小説。前編は1911‐13年(明治44‐大正2)《白樺》に連載した《或る女のグリンプス》を19年改稿したもの，後編は19年書き下ろした。主人公早月葉子（さつきようこ）は強烈な自我の持主で，因襲と束縛を断ち切って生きようとする新しい女であるが，生の源泉を男性にだけ求めようとし，経済的にも男性に頼る女性である。…

【白樺】より

…第1次大戦中は人道主義的要素も濃厚となり，周辺にはその影響を受けた衛星誌が輩出。《白樺》の全盛期には生田長江らの批判もあったが，有島武郎の《或る女》の前編《或る女のグリンプス》，武者小路の戯曲《その妹》，志賀の《城の崎にて》，長与の戯曲《項羽と劉邦》などもこの《白樺》に掲載され，近代文学史に残る名作の広場としての役割を果たした。《白樺》終刊後も彼らの友情は永続し，その影響は抜群で，いわゆる〈白樺山脈〉を形成した。…

※「《或る女のグリンプス》」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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