2024 Volume 47 Issue 3 Pages 51-64
This paper investigates the inclusion of teaching materials from the Konjaku Monogatari Syu in postwar high school Japanese language arts textbooks. The study examines the selection of classical literature materials in all textbooks based on the course of study from the postwar period to the edition published in 2009. A total of 308 textbooks, 392 teaching materials, and 56 different narratives from the Konjaku Monogatari Syu were identified. The analysis reveals that the inclusion of these materials followed a logic distinct from literary research and showcased attempts to incorporate narratives from the “Honcho Buppo” section. Furthermore, we identified shifting trends over time, indicating that the Konjaku Monogatari Syu became less common as introductory subject materials as time progressed, potentially due to competition with the Uji Syui Monogatari of the same genre. we also pointed out a tendency toward convergence from the perspective of variations.
