Pioneering Research of systematizing Japanese and Chinese Popular Literature-Mainly about novels and entertainment

本研究主要是对日本和中国通俗文学小说的研究进行梳理。研究的四个主题如下。在主题1“中国古典故事作为日本文化的一种原始形式分析”中，利用古代小说的材料，更清晰地表达了中国人对海洋的形象及其变化。其次，在主题二“中国通俗文学在近代日本的传播”上，澄清了明治以来中国白话小说的发展轨迹，这一问题直到最近才得到讨论。​最后，在主题4“宋代中国古典故事文本研究”的基础上，对关西大学内藤文集中的文本《太平广记》进行了研究，并介绍了内藤文集中文本《太平广记》的特点及其价值。

This research is to systematize the research mainly about novels of Japanese and Chinese Popular Literature. The four themes been researched are below. On theme 1"An analysis of Chinese classical tales as an original form of Japanese culture", Chinese people's image to sea and its changes were made clearer using materials of old novels. Second, on theme 2"The propagation of Chinese popular literatures in modern Japan", the trace of Chinese vernacular novels from Meiji period onward was clarified which was not discussed until recently. Third, on theme 3"The research on the acceptance of "Jin Ping Mei" in Japan", the fact that in Edo period "Jin Pin Mei" was read as a Chinese textbook and also as a practical book of medicine and pharmacy has been clarified. Lastly, on theme 4"The text research of the Chinese classical tales in Song dynasty", the research of the text "Tai Ping Guang Ji" from Naito collection in Kansai University was conducted and introduced the character and the value of the text "Tai Ping Guang Ji" in Naito collection.