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  • 简介:NatsumeSōseki(1867-1916)sufferedfromcyclicmentaldepressionsthroughhislife,anditwaswhenhewasinthestateofthemostterribleonethathestartedhiscareerasawriterbywritingIAmaCat(1905-1906).TherearesomeevidencebyhiswifeandfriendsthatSōseki’sconditionofdiseasedramaticallyimprovedduringitsserializationonamagazine,andthewriterhimselfadmitedhumorouslyintheprefaceofotherworkthatitwashisdepressionandmaniathatenabledhimtoproduceIAmaCatandotherearlyworks.Thispaperaimsatdescribingtheprocesshowhisactofnarratinghadtherapeuticeffectsonhisstateofmindfocusingontheconstructionofcomplicitousrelationshipbetweenanimpliedauthorandreadersintheworkbytheuniquefunctionsofthefirst-‘person’narrator:ACat.Amongothers,IwillconsidertheinfluenceofLaurenceSterne’sTristramShandy(1759-1767),whichSōsekiintroducedtoJapanforthefirsttime,bydiscussingthefrequentuseofmetalepsisthatthetwoworkshaveincommon.

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