It is only recently that Heike Monogatari study has been developed from the formation study to the narrative study. Reading the work as a narrative will help to develope a new horizon for the epic theory which has been dominating for the last half a century. I made an attempt to prove how the story of Bunkaku, which has been considered only as an episode, actually occupies a high position in the story supporting the development of the story with its wording and expressions.
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