江戸時代の読本
前編6冊 |
歌川国直の挿絵 米八と阿多𠮷 |
この本は「遠山の金さん」で有名な町奉行遠山金四郎景元が天保の改革の一環として出版の規制を行ったが、風俗を乱すという理由で絶版になった本である。このため為永春水は入牢し、手鎖50日間の刑を受けたのである。(手鎖とは手錠のこと)
これは遊郭、唐琴屋の美青年丹次郎を慕う芸者・米八、仇吉の2人と、許婚のお長との確執を描いているらしい。
なぜ絶版になったかを調べるために借りてきた。
A Book Published during the Edo Era (1832)
I
borrowed a book “Shun-shoku Umegoyomi” written by Tamenaga Shunsui and published
in 1832 during the Edo era. Although it was a replica, it is surprising that I
can touch and read the book just as the people did 189 years ago.
It was
forced to go out of print by the Edo bugyo or the Edo police chief, Toyama
Kinshiro Kagemoto, who is famous for its popular name, “Tohoyama no Kinsan” in
today’s drama series. He faithfully enforced the regulations to restrict the
publication of books which were against public morals during the Tenpou Reform.
The writer, Tamenaga, was arrested and imprisoned in handcuffs for 50 days.
The
book depicts the antagonism among three people: a handsome young man of a
licensed quarters named Tanjiro, and two high-ranked oiran prostitutes Yonehachi
and Adakichi, and his fiancée, Ocho.
I borrowed
the book because I wanted to know why this book went out of print.