郷きょう土ど文ぶん学がく

noun

folk literature; local literature

Refers to literary works that depict the customs, life, and landscape of a particular region, often written by authors from that area.

• 彼かれは郷きょう土ど文ぶん学がくの研けん究きゅうで知しられている。

  He is known for his research on folk literature.

• この小しょう説せつは東とう北ほく地ち方ほうの郷きょう土ど文ぶん学がくの代だい表ひょう作さくだ。

  This novel is a representative work of Tohoku regional literature.