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Among the Ukiyo-zoshi (Japanese folklore stories), this refers to works published by Kyoto's Yamozuya Yazaemon from 1701 (Genroku 14) onwards, from "Keisei Irojamisen" (The Irregularly Colored Shamisen) through the 1770s. It can also refer to works by the main author, Ejima Kiseki, published by other publishers, works by other authors of the same period or tendency, and derivative works up to the 1780s. This term was first used in the 1800s, when Yamozuya was in decline, and has been passed down as a term in modern literary history. Thanks to the talented writing of Kiseki, Tada Nanrei and others, it became the mainstream of Ukiyo-zoshi after Saikaku, which led to the rise of Yamozuya, and it also expanded into Edo, where it influenced late Edo literature. In his early days he wrote erotic stories, but later he wrote many long period dramas adapted from theatrical plays, which were highly praised for their unusual themes and ingenious structure.

[Tsuyoshi Hasegawa]

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浮世草子(うきよぞうし)のうち、1701年（元禄14）刊の『けいせい色三味線(いろじゃみせん)』以後、1770年代に及ぶ間に、京都の八文字屋八左衛門の刊行した諸作。また、その中心作者江島其磧(えじまきせき)の作で他店より刊行のもの、同時期、同傾向の他作者の作、1780年代に及ぶ亜流作を含めていうことがある。この語は八文字屋衰退の1800年代に初めて用いられ、近代の文学史の術語として継承された。其磧、多田南嶺(ただなんれい)などの才筆により、西鶴(さいかく)以後の浮世草子の主流となり、八文字屋隆盛の因をなし、江戸にも進出、後期江戸文学にも影響を及ぼした。初期には好色物、のちには演劇翻案の時代物長編が多く、趣向の珍奇と構成の巧妙をもってもてはやされた。

［長谷川強］

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