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Scholasticism and Naturalism: The virtuoso in the poetry of William Wordsworth

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K16701
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionInternational Christian University

Principal Investigator

Simons Christopher  国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 上級准教授 (80527143)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywordsワーズワース / 英詩 / ロマン主義 / ヴァーテュオーソ / スコラ学 / 科学 / 魔法 / 英詩創作 / 驚異の部屋 / 博物館 / 古物研究 / 現代詩 / シェイクスピア / 音楽 / Romanticism / Wordsworth / Shakespeare / Poetry / Magic / Virtuoso / Science / Creative Writing / Music
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research produced published papers on the historical, philosophical, and scientific contexts of Wordsworth’s poetry. Furthermore, the research resulted in more than 20 presentations on (a) the relationship between science and literature, (b) the character of the virtuoso in literature, and (c) the role of the virtuoso in liberal arts education. Field research in Germany resulted in publications on the subject of antiquarianism, technology, and travel in the poetry of William Wordsworth. Field research in Italy on the origins of the virtuoso in the early modern period created research notes and also laid the foundation for future research. Finally, the research results included two book-length single-author creative publications that have helped to promote the research in the field of arts and culture.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

Academic significance: the research results develop understanding of the interdisciplinary relationships between poetry, history, and natural philosophy (natural sciences) in the Romantic period. Social significance: the results emphasise the role of interdisciplinary education in social progress.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (38 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Open Access: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (22 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 15 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Waterloo(Canada)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Waterloo(Canada)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Virtuosi of Sound and Light: Wordsworth and William Rowan Hamilton2017

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher E. J.
    • Journal Title

      Humanities: Christianity and Culture

      Volume: 49 Pages: 123-157

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Foot-Loose and Fancy-Free: Song and Dance as Representations of Gender and Sexuality in Shakespeare’s Fairy Plays2017

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Journal Title

      Gender and Sexuality: Journal of the Centre for Gender Studies

      Volume: 12 Pages: 27-77

    • NAID

      120006544296

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] From Superstition to Enlightenment: Wordsworth’s Antiquarian and Virtuoso selves in the Ecclesiastical Sketches2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher E. J.
    • Journal Title

      Humanities: Christianity and Culture

      Volume: 47 Pages: 51-94

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Enchantment and Disenchantment in Wordsworth’s Rhine Poems2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher E. J.
    • Journal Title

      Humanities: Christianity and Culture

      Volume: 48 Pages: 169-221

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Forest Bathing in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Burrett, Tina and Simons, Christopher
    • Journal Title

      New Internationalist

      Volume: none

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] ‘Wordsworth’s Cabinets and Virtuosos: Unstable Forms of Knowledge in The Prelude’2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Journal Title

      Humanities (International Christian University)

      Volume: 46 Pages: 303-356

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Nojiri Hopper2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Journal Title

      Oxford Poetry

      Volume: XV.iii

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Kung Fu Master's Resume2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Journal Title

      The Bridport Prize Anthology 2015

      Volume: none

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Burma Country Profile2015

    • Author(s)
      Burrett, Tina and Simons, Christopher
    • Journal Title

      New Internationalist

      Volume: 482

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Trust to Good Verses Then2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Journal Title

      UK ED Magazine

      Volume: 18

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The Rohingya: The World's Most Persecuted People2015

    • Author(s)
      Burrett, Tina and Simons, Christopher
    • Journal Title

      New Internationalist (online edition)

      Volume: none

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Literature, Science, and Space-Time: Opportunities for Thought Experiments2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      International Christian University Open Lecture for Singaporean students, 7 June 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Warp Drives and Time Machines: Literature, Science, and Interdisciplinary Research2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      International Christian University Open Campus Lecture, 21 July 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] One Verse to Rule them All: Deploying Poetry in Fantasy and Science Fiction2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Organizer
      Japan Writers Conference, Otaru University of Commerce, Japan, 13 October 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Year’s Work at Isobar2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Organizer
      Japan Writers Conference, Otaru University of Commerce, Japan, 14 October 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Science Fairy Tales2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Model Lecture, ICU Startup Programme, International Christian University, Tokyo, 17 January 2019
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Six Poems: Background and Influences2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Special Open Lecture, ‘English Poetry in Japan’, hosted by the Institute for Christianity and Culture, International Christian University, Tokyo, 31 January 2019
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Virtuoso and the Winter Queen: Sherlock Holmes from Bohemia to Belgravia2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      ICU Center for Gender Studies
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Love Songs and Spells: the Magic of Shakespeare’s Poetry2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      ICU Startup Programme
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Sun Sets on Media Freedom in Land of the Rising Sun: Nationalism, Revisionism and Japan’s Communications Industries2017

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Organizer
      Association for Asian Studies Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Toronto, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Wordsworth and William Rowan Hamilton2017

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Wordsworth Winter School
    • Place of Presentation
      The Wordsworth Conference Foundation, Grasmere, England
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Rhymers Club: Or, How to Kill with a Closed Couplet2017

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Japan Writers Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Love’s Spies: Shakespeare’s Tricks, and Liberal Arts Education2017

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      ICU Model Lecture
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Wanderers, Outcasts, and Necromancers: The Poet as Liminal Magician2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Centre for Gender Studies: Liminality Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      International Christian University
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Writing (and Selling) a Sonnet in the Twenty-First Century2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Organizer
      Japan Writers Conference, Tokushima, Japan, October 2016.
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokushima University
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-29
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Year's Work at Isobar Press2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Organizer
      Japan Writers Conference, Tokushima, Japan, October 2016.
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokushima University
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-29
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Well Versed in Cinema: Paul Muldoon’s Narrative Poems2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Organizer
      IASIL Japan Conference: 'Transformations' (the 33rd International Conference)
    • Place of Presentation
      International Christian University
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Spells Poetical: Magical Language from Chaucer to Yeats2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      English Language History Association (英語史研究会) Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      International Christian University
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-09
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Militant Wordsworth: knowledge, epic, and the republic of the One Life2016

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Wordsworth Winter School
    • Place of Presentation
      Wordsworth Conference Foundation, Grasmere, UK
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Footloose and Fancy-Free': Gender and Sexuality in Shakespeare's Song and Dance2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Gender and Sexuality in Fairy Tales
    • Place of Presentation
      International Christian University
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The Year's Work at Isobar' (Poetry Reading)2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Japan Writers' Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Kobe Women's University, Suma Campus, Kobe
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] One More Civil Gesture (Poetry Reading)2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Harvard Club of Japan Book Launch
    • Place of Presentation
      Roppongi Hills Club, Tokyo
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-06
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] One More Civil Gesture (Poetry Reading)2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, Christopher
    • Organizer
      Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Book Launch
    • Place of Presentation
      Daiwa House, London
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-25
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Underground Facility2018

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J.
    • Total Pages
      142
    • Publisher
      Isobar Press
    • ISBN
      9784907359249
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Canadian Pop Music and American Culture: Get Away From Me2017

    • Author(s)
      Connolly, Tristanne and Iino Tomoyuki (editors)
    • Total Pages
      297
    • Publisher
      Palgrave Macmillan
    • ISBN
      9783319500225
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Book] One More Civil Gesture2015

    • Author(s)
      Simons, C. E. J. (Christopher)
    • Total Pages
      70
    • Publisher
      Isobar Press
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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