Monday, March 10, 2008

竹取物語

第四課で『竹取物語』を読んでいますが、『竹取物語』は日本で一番古い物語だそうです。また、中国の物語の影響を受けて書かれたと言われています。下の写真は、京都の龍谷大学にある『竹取物語』の絵本です。1661年から1681年ごろの時代(じだい、era)にかかれたそうです。ふつう、『竹取物語』のような昔話には教訓(きょうくん、lesson)がありますが、『竹取物語』は「おはなし」として面白いという点が大切で、あまり教訓はないようです。

『竹取物語』の最後には、どうして富士山が「ふじさん」と呼ばれるようになったかが書かれています。興味がある人は、ぜひ読んでみてください。

Wikipedia: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_Bamboo_Cutter
Kids Web Japan: Folk Legends: Kaguya Hime: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/folk/kaguya/index.html

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