Edo Gesaku

Japanese: 江戸戯作 - えどげさく
Edo Gesaku

…These two pillars of morality and humor remained unchanged throughout the Edo period, but it can be noted that the basis of the work gradually shifted from morality to humor. This was the trend of Edo gesaku, which went from dangibon to sharebon, kakeibon, and kibyōshi. On the other hand, there was a field of highly intellectual and literary creation that also arose around the time of the Kyoho era called yomihon, which first started in Kamigata. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Edo Gesaku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この教訓と滑稽の二本柱は以後の江戸時代を通じて変わらないが,しだいにその根幹が教訓から滑稽へ移行することを指摘できる。それが談義本から洒落本,滑稽本,黄表紙といった,いわゆる江戸戯作の流れである。一方同じく享保ころから生じたきわめて知的で文芸性に富む創作の一分野に,初め上方で出発した読本(よみほん)と称するものがある。…

※「江戸戯作」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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