"The Tale of Iwade Shinobu" - The Tale of Iwade Shinobu

...The four volumes of the Kaneko Takeo version and the one volume of the Katsuramiya version, which are both surviving copies, are close to being a complete work, but there are no other copies in existence. It is a love story between a man and a woman centered around the imperial court, and imitates the Iwade Shinobu Monogatari in many ways, including its plot. While the first half is a glamorous tale of love between three noblemen, the second half turns into a tragic love story of one nobleman, and it lacks cohesion. ...

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The Tale of Iwade Shinobu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…それぞれ残欠本である金子武雄蔵本4巻と桂宮本1巻とを合わせて一つの完本に近くなるが，この両本以外には世に伝本がない。宮廷を中心とした男女の恋物語で，構想その他《いはでしのぶ物語》をまねたところが多い。前半は3人の貴公子の華やかな得恋物語なのに対し，後半は1人の貴公子の悲恋物語に転じ，ややまとまりを欠く。…

※「《いはでしのぶ物語》」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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