War Stories - War Stories

…They are also called "Gunkimono", "Gunki Monogatari", "Senki", "Senkimono" and "Senki Monogatari", but all of these names are new and are terms that have been used since the Meiji period. Extant works have the names "Ki" and "Monogatari", but in the past they were called "Kassenjo" and "Sen Monogatari". Gunki were originally intended to record wars, and therefore many were created shortly after the wars. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…〈軍記物〉〈軍記物語〉〈戦記〉〈戦記物〉〈戦記物語〉とも呼ばれるが，いずれの名称も新しく，明治以後の用語である。現存の作品は，〈記〉〈物語〉の名称を有するが，古くは〈合戦状〉〈戦物語〉などと呼ばれた。　軍記はもともと戦乱の記録を目的とするもので，そのため乱後まもなく成立したものが多い。…

※「戦物語」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報