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Onsen as a Site of Healing in Two Novels by Natsume Soseki
http://hdl.handle.net/2298/00045930
http://hdl.handle.net/2298/000459306799daa2-59b8-4149-96e9-96527f2a6959
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SHS0003_031-042 (573.0 kB)
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| Item type | 紀要論文 / Departmental Bulletin Paper(1) | |||||
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| 公開日 | 2022-08-19 | |||||
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| タイトル | Onsen as a Site of Healing in Two Novels by Natsume Soseki | |||||
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| 言語 | eng | |||||
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| 資源タイプ識別子 | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 | |||||
| 資源タイプ | departmental bulletin paper | |||||
| 著者 |
HANSEN, Kelly
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| 別言語の著者 |
HANSEN, Kelly
× HANSEN, Kelly |
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| 内容記述 | ||||||
| 内容記述タイプ | Other | |||||
| 内容記述 | This study focuses on two novels by Natsume Soseki which are vastly different in structure, style, and themes: Kusamakura (Pillow of Grass, 1906) and Meian (Light and Darkness, 1916). Despite their many differences, one interesting similarity is their ambiguous conclusions. Kusamakura was described by Soseki as a plotless, haikuesque novel, an experimental work that does not easily lend itself to traditional literary analysis.1 Meian was unfinished at the time of Soseki’s death, which has led to endless speculation as to how it might have concluded. With these issues in mind, this study proposes to use the setting of the onsen (hot springs) as a common framework for interpreting these two novels. As Jeremiah notes, the setting of a piece of literature is often regarded as the starting point for the work: it provides the cultural background, and as such is often central to an overall understanding of a text (2000, 23). In both of the novels in this study, the onsen resort is the site where the protagonists struggle with angst related to the social conditions of their daily lives. Of course, Japan is not the only country where the healing powers of hot springs have been recognized. However, the practices and expectations associated with visiting a hot springs resort can vary considerably from one country to another. As such, an understanding of the culture-specific traditions related to the setting is a crucial first step to interpreting the endings of the novels. This study will begin with a brief overview of the historical and cultural practices associated with onsen in Japan. Following this, the role of onsen as a possible site of healing for the protagonists in Kusamakura and Meian will be examined. | |||||
| 書誌情報 |
Soseki and Hearn Studies 巻 3, p. 31-42, 発行年 2022-03 |
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| 収録物識別子 | 2758030X | |||||
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| 関連識別子 | AA12945410 | |||||
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| 出版タイプ | VoR | |||||
| 出版タイプResource | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |||||
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| 出版者 | Center for Soseki and Hearn Studies, Faculty of Letters, Kumamoto University | |||||
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| 値 | Ⅱ Soseki Natsume | |||||
