Chronicles of Yoshitsune

Japanese: 義経記物 - ぎけいきもの
Chronicles of Yoshitsune

...In addition, the kabuki play "Shikorobiki," which has Kagekiyo, a brave warrior of the Heike side who played an active role in the Battle of Yashima, as the main character, as well as the joruri play "Dannoura Kabuto Gunki" and "Musume Kagekiyo Yashima no Tsuki," which depict the aftermath of the defeat, and the kabuki play "Kagekiyo," can also be said to belong to this lineage. Among these, the works that depict Yoritomo's period of obscurity after being exiled to Izu are called "Izu Nikkimono," and those that cover the deeds of Yoshitsune, including "Yoshitsune Koshigoe Jyo" and "Kanjincho" after the Genpei War, are sometimes collectively called "Yoshitsune Kimono." [Michio Hara]...

*Some of the terminology used in the Yoshitsune Kimono is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,屋島の合戦に活躍した平家方の勇士景清を主人公とする歌舞伎の《錣引(しころびき)》以下,その敗北後のさまを描いた浄瑠璃《壇浦兜軍記》《嬢景清八島日記(むすめかげきよやしまにつき)》や歌舞伎十八番の《景清》など一群の作品もこの系統に属するものといえよう。これらのうち,伊豆に配流された頼朝の雌伏時代を描いた諸作を別に〈伊豆日記物〉と呼び,また,義経の事跡をとりあげているものを,源平合戦後の《義経腰越状》や《勧進帳》などをも含めて,〈義経記物〉と総称することもある。【原 道生】。…

※「義経記物」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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