The cause of opposition between Kazutoshi Ueda and Yoshikata Konakamura

Abstract

The Literary History installed into Japanese in 1902 has an important significance when one studies the formation process of the concept of Japanese classics in the history of Japanese language teaching. Therefore, this report focuses on the survey of 1898, which is the original form. And from the background of opposition in the investigation committees engaged in making of this survey, the point at issue in the establishment process of the Literary History concept is clarified. The opposition was between Kazutoshi Ueda and Yoshikata Konakamura. The cause of the opposition was that Ueda presented Japanese language teaching theory with an emphasis on modern language based on linguistics, whereas Konakamura presented Japanese language teaching theory with an emphasis on classical language based on National learning. As a conclusion, Ueda's theory was accepted. The writings after the Kinko Era (12c-16c) were handled in Reading, and the writings before Chuko era (8c-12c) were handled only in Literary History.