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Study of the Cultural History of Prague

Research Project

Project/Area Number 08610518
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field その他の外国語・外国文学
Research InstitutionKOBE UNIVERSITY (1997-1998)
Hiroshima University (1996)

Principal Investigator

ISHIKAWA Tatsuo  Kobe University Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies Associate Professor, 国際文化学部, 助教授 (00212845)

Project Period (FY) 1996 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
KeywordsPrague / Czech / Golem / Kafko / 東欧 / 都市 / 地名 / 民族 / ユダヤ
Research Abstract

First, when I was researching the circumstances of Prague's formation, it became clear that Prague was the city which had the unique status in Europe. There are various opinions about the etymology of "Prague", but according to the very authentic opinion, "Prague" derives from the word "prahy" (the shoal). Prague, which is situated at the center of Europe, is the town that was formed in the spot where intersect the roads which link the north, the south, the east and the west of Europe on the shoal of the Moldau river on the Elbe river branch. And Prague has been a cross route in Europe from the Middle Ages. However, according to the very famous legend, "Prague" derives from "prah" (the threshold). This was the legend that concerns Libuse, the first empress of Bohemia, who was said to have founded Prague, and this famous legend, changing in the times, produced various Czech and German art works. In this way, by a series of studies about the various proper nouns of Prague, I could reveal very interesting facts in the cultural history of Prague.
From the first period of the formation of Prague, Prague was not merely a city of the Czech people, but also a city of the German and Jewish peoples. By tracing the cultural history of Prague, I could make clear its multi-cultural character. As Oscar Kokoschka, Austrian painter and dramatist who had the Czech patronymic and immigrated to Prague in the 193 Os, said, Prague has become "a cosmopolitan center that Europe arrived at last".

Report

(4 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • 1996 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All Other

All Publications (9 results)

  • [Publications] 石川 達夫: "プラハの固有名詞をめぐって(1)" 中欧都市文化の総合的研究. 1-23 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 石川 達夫: "ラビ・レーフとゴーレム伝説" 中欧都市文化の総合的研究. 113-128 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 石川 達夫: "蘇るプラハの霊" すばる. 10月号. 284 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tatsuo Ishikawa: "About Proper Nouns of Prague (1)" Integrated Studies of Central European Urban Cultures. 1-23 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tatsuo Ishikawa: "Rabbi Low and the Legand of the Gdem" Integrated Studies of Central European Urban Cultures. 113-128 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tatsuo Ishikawa: "Resurrection the Prague's Genius Loci" Subaru, October 1998. 284

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 石川 達夫: "プラハの固有名詞をめぐって(1)" 中欧都市文化の総合的研究. 1-23 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石川 達夫: "ラビ・レーフとゴーレム伝説" 中欧都市文化の総合的研究. 113-128 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 石川 達夫: "蘇るプラハの霊" すばる. 10月号. 284 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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