Oamu Story - Oamu Story

A story written in the mid-Edo period. 1 volume. A woman who followed her father and barricaded herself in Ogaki Castle during the Battle of Sekigahara recounts her experiences as an older woman, and the name of the writer is unknown. The woman was the daughter of Yamada Kyoreki, who served Ishida Mitsunari, and escaped from the castle with her father just before it fell and fled to Tosa (Kochi Prefecture), where she got married. After her husband died, she was raised by her nephew, and died around the time of the Kanbun era (1661-1673) at the age of about 80. The title "Oamu" probably means "old nun." Although it is a minor piece of information, it is often useful as a reference for the history of colloquial speech.

[Ryoichi Okamoto]

"Literature of the Warring States Period" by Akihira Sugiura (Iwanami Shinsho)" ▽ "The Tale of the Foot Soldiers and the Tale of Oamu" edited by Yukichiro Yuzawa (Iwanami Bunko)

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江戸中期に筆録された物語。1巻。関ヶ原の戦いに父に従い大垣城に籠城(ろうじょう)していた一女性が、年老いてから当時の体験を物語ったもので、筆録者については名前も明らかでない。この女性は石田三成(いしだみつなり)に仕えた山田去暦(やまだきょれき)という者の娘で、落城寸前に父とともに城を脱出して土佐（高知県）に逃れ、そこで結婚したが、夫に死別してからは甥(おい)に養われ、寛文(かんぶん)（1661～73）ごろ80余歳で死去したという。書名の「おあむ」は御庵で老尼の意味であろう。軽微なものながら、口語史上、参考になることが少なくない。

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『杉浦明平著『戦国乱世の文学』（岩波新書）』▽『湯沢幸吉郎校訂『雑兵物語・おあむ物語』（岩波文庫）』

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