新版 古文書用語辞典 (New Edition Dictionary of Classical Japanese)
Author: 佐藤 孝之 他1名 (よみがぜ んぜんわか
らない いちめいです)
Year: 2012
Summary
Summary
説明
一部戦国期を含む近世初頭から明治10年ごろまでの古文書にあらわれる語彙を精選・収載。類書中最大の一万二〇〇〇余の収録語数。文例にはわかりやすい現代語訳付き。八〇〇ページを超えるボリュームを、机上で使いやすいサイズに凝縮。
Length: 877 pages
Category: Long & suitable for “beachside leisure”
Availability
30,800 yen on Amazon.jp
Personal Opinion
While the author tends towards more old-fashioned language and often uses more complicated words than the reader may find necessary, helpful definitions and illustrations help the reader through this scintillating tale.
Clear breakup into different sections makes for stimulating reading with constant changes of topics and fast pacing. At times, the plot feels somewhat difficult to follow. However, careful reading is rewarded.
While I have not read any of this author’s other works, I can imagine that they would be equivalently verbose. The unnatural level of fascination with obscure words and the overall disinterest in character arcs or plot development provides the reader the glimpse of what a true post post post post post modern novel can achieve given true dedication to one’s vision. Overall, I think that this could be a very powerful group read.
Pros
- lots of neat words
- clear definitions neatly added in the book to aid the reader throught the story
- beautiful language
- beautiful typesetting
- provocative rethinking of literature in modern times
*Only 38,000 yen
Cons
- 30,800 yen
- minimal plot and character development
- difficult words
- too short for my tastes
Pictures/Sample
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