基督教忏悔制度及忏悔体文学对日本私小说的影响

The Influence of Christian Confession and Confession Literature on the Japanese "Private Novel"

明治维新后,私小说成为日本“纯文学”的主流并延续至今。除了日本民族固有的传统因素之外,基督教忏悔制度和忏悔体文学的影响对私小说也起着关键的催化作用。考察和分析二者对私小说产生影响的机制问题,将有助于我们更加全面地认识私小说的性质。

Since the Meiji Restoration, the watakushi-shosetsu （ Private Novel） has become the mainstream of the Japanese literature. Apart from the traditional factors inherent with the Japanese nationality, the Christian confession and confession literature have also played key roles in shaping the genre. Exploring how they came to produce the influence will facilitate our understanding of those novels.