Onatsu - Onatsu

...Each volume is a model novel that takes up a famous incident that was publicized in the form of songs, plays, and poetry festivals of the time. Volume 1, "The Tale of Himeji Seijuro," tells of the love between the assistant clerk Seijuro and his master's daughter Onatsu, and describes their elopement, Seijuro's execution due to a false accusation, and Onatsu's entry into the world of nuns. Volume 2, "The Tale of the Copper Barrel Maker Who Fell in Love," tells of the adultery between Osen, the wife of a cooper, and Chozaemon the koji maker, discovered by the cooper, leading to Osen's suicide and Chozaemon's execution....

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Onatsu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…各巻すべて当時の歌謡，演劇，歌祭文などで喧伝された著名な事件をとりあげたモデル小説。巻一〈姿姫路清十郎物語〉は，手代清十郎と主家の娘お夏との恋をとりあげ，その駆落ち，清十郎の冤罪（えんざい）による処刑，お夏の出家を描いている。巻二〈情を入れし樽屋物語〉は，樽屋の女房おせんと麴屋（こうじや）長左衛門との姦通が樽屋によって発見され，おせんは自害し，長左衛門は処刑される。…

※「お夏」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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