太宰治の前中期作品における｢水｣の再解釈 ‒｢魚服記｣と｢新釈諸国噺｣と｢お伽草紙｣を中心に‒ = Reinterpretation of ｢Water｣ in the Early and Middle Works of Osamu Dazai -Focusing on ｢The Girl who Turned into a Fish(“Gyofukuki”)｣ and ｢A new version of countries’ tales｣ and ｢fairy tale book(“Otogi Zoshi”)｣-

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

3作は太宰治の中期作品であり、｢水｣が共通している点が目についた。それに、｢魚服記｣をはじめ、翻案作である｢新釈諸国噺｣と｢お伽草紙｣の登場人物らもこの｢水｣を必ず接触し、変化を齎らせられ、彼らにプラスを与えていたことが興味深かった。理由と、太宰が指摘しようとしたことが何かを把握してみた。｢水｣の根本的な意味から探った結果、はじめて、｢水｣らしき｢水｣が文献に出てきたのは｢日本書紀｣｢風土記｣に当たり、海のことを指し、｢常世｣の国を意味していたことが分かった。｢水｣の接触戦後の違いは｢禊払い｣の影響であることが分かり、｢魚服記｣のスワや、｢お伽草紙｣の浦島太郎、雀爺さんたちが力づいたのもこれらと離れられないことを考えてみた。だからこそ、スワが心中自殺をしても、こっちからはなぜか暖かみのある落ちづきがあっただろう。｢魚服記｣が遺書であると言われても、遺書ではなく、前に進めていこうとした太宰の中期姿勢が伝えてきたのである。

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The three films were mid-term works of Osamu Dazai, and it was noticeable that ｢water｣ had something in common. In addition, it was interesting that the characters in the adaptations ｢A new version of countries’ tales｣ and ｢fairy tale book(“Otogi Zhoshi”)｣ as well as ｢The Girl who Turned into a Fish(“Gyofukuki”)｣ were always brought into contact with this ｢water｣ to bring about a change and gave them a positive effect. I understood the reason and what Dazai was trying to point out.　As a result of exploring the fundamental meaning of ｢water｣, it was discovered that for the first time, ｢water｣ appeared in literature in ｢Nihonshoki｣(Chronicles of Japan) and ｢Fudoki｣, which referred to the sea and meant the country of ｢everyday life｣.　It turns out that the difference between ｢water｣ and ｢paying with a sword｣ was influenced by ｢paying with a sword｣, and we considered that the swas in ｢Gyohukuki｣ and Urashima Taro and old sparrows in ｢Otogi Zhoshi｣ could not be separated from these.　That’s why even if Suwa committed suicide in her heart, she would have had a warm calm. Even though it was said that ｢Gyohukuki｣ was a suicide note, Dazai’s medium-term attitude to move forward rather than a suicide note was conveyed.