『破戒』における二重構造に関して : 風景描写に潜在している隠喩を中心に(<特集>文学の翻訳)

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<特集>文学の翻訳Some of the most evocative sections of Toson's masterpiece, Hakai, clearly show that he has systematically anchored aspects of the work's abstract ideational plane in semantically freighted concrete details of depiction. After examining the metaphorical implications hidden in the landscape depictions in Hakai, it is possible to understand the work's title in multiple senses. Not only does Ushimatsu break the commandment given him by his father, but the students who follow him across the bridge to wish him farewell at the story's end break society's unspoken commandment to unfairly discriminate against people on the basis of their place of origin. Ultimately, the success of Hakai cannot be attributed simply to Toson's willingness to address subject matter of profound social consequence; the psychological resonance accomplished through the author's skilled use of multilayered depiction proved sufficient to impact individual readers and even stimulate societal change.