Continuation of the ancient story - Zokukojidan

A collection of tales from the early Kamakura period. Six volumes (though the extant versions lack the third volume). The extant version contains 185 tales, including anecdotes about emperors and aristocrats from the imperial era, as well as Chinese tales. The editor is unknown, but the content shows an intention to show the way an emperor should be, and there is a theory that it is a book of admonition to Emperor Gotoba before the Jōkyū War. The postscript states that it was completed in a hermitage on April 23, 1219 (7th year of Kenpō). As the title suggests, the structure of the volumes is almost the same as Kojidan, except for the Han-chō section in volume 6. However, the writing style is Japanese, and the nature of the tales is quite different. The tales in this book have a strong Confucian didactic quality. There is also a clear attitude of praising academic talent, as well as a sense of past and future thought. Sources include "Kojidan," "Chugaisho," "Fukego," "Chuyuki," and "Choshuuki."

[Kinoshita Suichi]

"Kobe Storytelling Research Group, ed., Continued Commentary on Ancient Affairs (1994, Izumi Shoin)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

鎌倉初期の説話集。六巻（ただし現存諸本は第三巻を欠く）。現存本の収載説話は、王朝時代の天皇・貴族の逸事を中心に、中国説話も含む185話。編者不明であるが、内容に帝王のあるべき道を示そうとする意識が認められ、承久(じょうきゅう)の乱を前にした後鳥羽(ごとば)院への諫言(かんげん)の書という説もある。跋文(ばつぶん)には、建保(けんぽう)7年（1219）4月23日、草庵(そうあん)の中で完成したことが記される。巻構成は、巻六の漢朝部を除き、書名どおり『古事談』にほぼ準じる。しかしながら、文体は和文であり、説話の性格にも相当の違いがある。本書の説話には儒教的教訓性が強い。学才称揚の姿勢、および尚古思想、末代意識も顕著である。出典には『古事談』『中外抄(ちゅうがいしょう)』『富家語(ふけご)』『中右記(ちゅうゆうき)』『長秋記』などが認められる。

［木下資一］

『神戸説話研究会編『続古事談注解』（1994・和泉書院）』

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