With the coming of the the Meiji period (1868-1912), authors of 'Gokan' picture books were able to convert to publishing their writing in serialized format in newspapers and with that, a new body of readership was acquired. 明治に入ると合巻の作者は執筆の場を新聞の連載小説に移し、新たな読者層を獲得した。 |