通俗文藝與作家／讀者的慾望──以《臺灣鐵道》福田昌夫作品為例

Popular Literature and Desires of Its Writers/Readers: Exemplified by Fukuda Masao's Works Published in Taiwan Railway

1908年台灣縱貫鐵道全線通車。1912年台灣總督府設立了台灣鐵道會。此台灣鐵道會於1912年7月15日始出版機關雜誌《台灣鐵道》；並於1936年改組為財團法人台灣鐵道協會。然而此協會仍以《台灣鐵道》為機關雜誌繼續發行。雜誌《台灣鐵道》於1944年改名《いしずゑ》（礎石），之後仍一直持續發行到1945年。論文中，以刊載於《台灣鐵道》的通俗文藝作品，主要以福田昌夫自1930年代至1940年代發表的通俗文藝作品為研究對象。前行研究指出，福田昌夫的創作是「為滿足讀者娛樂興趣」、「解除讀者壓力」的通俗文藝作品。筆者認為福田昌夫的創作內容並不僅止於此。換盲之，筆者認為從福田昌夫的創作內容可以窺見自1930年代至1940年代，日治時期居住於臺灣的作者與讀者所具有的某種「欲望」及或「幻想」。本論文擬透過《台灣鐵道》中福田昌夫的文本以及創作之時代背景，考察當時作者與讀者對殖民地臺灣各種面相的觀點、並針對文本中作者與讀者的各種「欲望」及或「幻想」等問題進行分析。

In 1908, the north-south railway in Taiwan was fully opened to traffic. In 1912, Taiwan Governor established the Taiwan Railway Society, which started to publish the magazine Taiwan Railwayin the same year. The magazine was renamed “Ishizue” in 1944 and continued being released until 1945. This thesis mainly studies Fukuda Masao's popular literature works published in the Taiwan Railwayfrom the 1930s to the 1940s. The previous researchers indicated that Fukuda's popular literary works had been created “to satisfy readers’ interest in entertainment” and “to relieve readers’ pressure”. I believe that his creation content meant more than that. In other words, through his works, we can get a glimpse of certain “desires” held by the authors and readers from the 1930s to 1940s who lived in Taiwan during the Japanese-ruled period. This paper, in view of Fukuda's creative text in the “Taiwan Railway” with its historical background, intends to investigate the varied viewpoints of the writers and readers toward colonial Taiwan at that time, and to analyze such issues as the various “desires” held by them.