The Formation of a Diary Written in Chinese : The Two Texts of Gonijo-Moromichi-ki

Abstract

Gonijo-Moromichi-ki by Fujiwara-no-Moromichi is a good instance for an analysis of the process in which a diary written in Chinese was composed and formed. There are the two versions of the diary for the three years between the third year of the Eiho Period and the second year of the Outoku Period. This is because a diary in itself has no final edition; it is kept in such everchanging daily situations that it must be subject to incessant additions and revisions. As Gonijo-Moromichi-ki was left unfinished due to the author's unexpected death, one can observe the way of such editorial work characteristic of a diary.