This author, known for their extensive empirical research on modern Japanese literature, presents a collection of essays focusing on Mori Ōgai's historical novels, to which they devoted the most effort. Through historical material investigation and analysis of the works, the essays explore the reality of "history as it is" and "departure from history," rigorously demonstrating their achievements and limitations. Content Description: In post-war Japanese modern literary studies, this author, who established a new academic style with their meticulous and solid argumentation and flexible and thorough literary understanding, presents a collection of essays focusing on Mori Ōgai's historical novels, to which they devoted the most effort. Through historical material investigation and analysis of the works, the essays meticulously pursue the reality of "history as it is" and "departure from history," rigorously and fairly highlighting their achievements and limitations. This collection traces the author's many years of research. (Kinokuniya Bookstore) Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Representative Ideas in Ōgai's Historical Novels ("The Abe Clan" - its sense of nihilism; "Sansho the Bailiff" - form and thought) Chapter 2: Ōgai's Creative Methods in Historical Novels ("The Sakai Incident"; "Lady Yasui"; "Kuriyama Daizen"; "Grandpa and Grandma" - on their departure from history; The Road to "Shibue Chūsai") Chapter 3: The Meaning of Ōgai's Historical Novels "The Abe Clan" "Ōshio Heihachirō" "Shibue Chūsai" (After Chūsai's Death; Absorption of Materials - One Aspect of "Shibue Chūsai"; One Aspect of Ōgai; "Shibue Chūsai" - A Conversation) This is Tatsuro Inagaki's "Mori Ōgai's Historical Novels" with a slipcase, published by Iwanami Shoten in April 1984 (first edition). The afterword is by Tenyu Takemori. There is little yellowing due to age, and there are no stains, writing, or library stamps. Please consider purchasing, understanding that this is a 41-year-old used book.