抄録
This article analyzes texts of Mame Techo Kara (From Small Notes) and Shufu Cho (Autumn Winds Notes) contributed to Tokyo Asahi Shimbun in 1920, extracts expressions of a shared representative inclination found in the two series, and based on the results, elucidates the significance of the found inclination. The significance of the representative inclination of the target texts is identified as being such that the accumulation of descriptions on more than one aspect and characteristic of an object stimulates wide interest among the readers and, at the same time, provides them with perspectives that are different from their original interest, thereby encouraging them to obtain new levels of perspective and ways of thinking. While this inclination is based on the premise of popularization of culture in general, it does not simply provide readers with information for entertainment and sightseeing nor with established and conclusive knowledge. Most importantly, Yanagita attempts to leave sufficient room for the readers to notice the multilayered nature of an object by themselves and develop their thoughts spontaneously. This kind of representation exerts effects on the readers both at the time of reading and afterward as well.
