일본 현대문학작품에 나타난 무사도 인식 연구

The Perception of Bushido Reflected in the Modern Japanese Literary Works

本研究は,2000年代以後次第に深化している日本の右傾化現象とその基底となっている武士道精神について、日本の現代文学者たちが武士道をどう認識しそれを作品のなかでどう表象しているか総合的に分析するに目的がある。そして作家たちの武士道認識が日本の右傾化現象にどのように影響を与えているかを多面的に把握しようとする。武士道は日本伝統の精神として知られているが、歴史的に見て武士道は武士が日本の歴史に登場して以来、時代に従って武士道の内容も変化を繰り返した。今の武士道は明治維新以来近代国民国家の精神として変容したもので、特に司馬遼太郎は様々な作品のなかで武士道の新しい表象を提示した。󰡔竜馬が行く󰡕で現れた武士道は公を尽くすこと、美しくいきること、自分の意志を死ぬまで貫くことなどである。こんな武士道認識は近代武士の一典型を提示し過去の明治を肯定した結果、現代の右傾化の原因の一つになった。

In this article, we examine the Rightist Slant in Japan, which has been gradually aggravated in the 2000s, as well as its conceptual basis, the Bushido, for the purpose of systematically clarifying how the writers of the contemporary Japanese literature recognize the Bushido and how they represent it in their literary works. We also attempt to capture how the recognition of the Bushido by these writers affects the Rightist slant in Japan in various respects. The Bushido is known to represent the traditional Japanese spirit. Historically speaking, since the Bushi appeared in the history of Japan, the content of the Bushido has changed itself. The current Bushido emerged to represent the spirit of the modern nation during the Meiji era; in particular, Shiba Ryotaro presented the new representation of the Bushido in his various works. The Bushido conceptualized in his work “Ryoma-ga-Iku(Ryoma goes)” consist of, among other things, living beautifully and following through on one’s intention until he/she dies. We conclude that this notion of the Bushido presents a typical case of the modern concept of bushi and corroborates the past Meiji, which, together with other factors, led to the current Rightist slant.