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The study of ownership for space, real estate, and grave site in Nathaniel Hawthorne's late works

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02522
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionNagano National College of Technology

Principal Investigator

KOMIYAMA Mamiko  長野工業高等専門学校, 一般科, 准教授 (30439509)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsナサニエル・ホーソーン / 慰撫と弔意儀礼 / 埋葬と衛生問題 / ダゲレオタイプの写真術 / カルトグラフィー / 領土拡張主義 / 大西洋横断的視点 / Claimant Narratives / 19世紀アメリカ文学 / Claimant Narrative / 19世紀アメリカ / twice-told / 英米文学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to investigate the function and the meaning of "burial" and the issue of possession of land not only in the fictional/private sphere, but also the real public/national space including burial ground through Nathaniel Hawthorne’s unaccomplished works. Since the process of mourning and funeral rites are deeply related to the birth of this Nation, I added Hawthorne’s early tales to my research subjects in order to compare them with his late works. Considering the fact that Hawthorne had treated New England past as his source material, his narratives always retell another version of history in the fictional form. Thus, his “twice-told” style connect the past to the present across the borders of historical time as well as narrative space. As a result of these studies, I gave presentations both in Japan and at International conferences, and then reflected the feedback into academic papers.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

アメリカ国家は、イギリスからの移民がアメリカ人として共同体を築くために獲得した土地、および未来に繋ぐための地所を子孫が相続することで、その土地空間を広げてきた。その言説の下支えとなったのが、死者の埋葬の儀式を含む追悼の社会システムである。ホーソーンのテクストをひとつの証言として歴史的パースペクティヴに置き、初期作品から晩年の未完の作品を、私的な物語空間から公的な記憶空間へと読み替えた。それらを 21 世紀現在の視点から眺めたときに出現した「繰り返し語る」という特性は、アメリカの民主主義像に対する再考と理解の深化に寄与するという点で、学術的・社会的にも重要な意義を持つと考える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Fixing the “Original” in the Dead Men’s House: Thinking Security in The House of the Seven Gables through Daguerreotype2019

    • Author(s)
      Mamiko KOMIYAMA
    • Journal Title

      成蹊英語英文学研究

      Volume: 23 Pages: 1-29

    • NAID

      120006649935

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Twice-told Narratives in "Alice Doane's Appeal": The Moment When the Form of Romance was Generated2018

    • Author(s)
      Mamiko KOMIYAMA
    • Journal Title

      成蹊英語英文学研究

      Volume: 22 Pages: 19-37

    • NAID

      120006501933

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] From Private Grief to Public Mourning : Roger Malvin's Unaccomplished Burial2016

    • Author(s)
      Mamiko KOMIYAMA
    • Journal Title

      『長野工業高等専門学校紀要』

      Volume: 50 Pages: 1-8

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] “Unspeakable yearning” towards England: An imagined inheritance in “The American Claimant” narratives2019

    • Author(s)
      Mamiko KOMIYAMA
    • Organizer
      Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 「放棄された相続・放置されたロマンスーThe American Claimant Manuscriptsにおける時間と空間の移動」2017

    • Author(s)
      小宮山真美子
    • Organizer
      日本アメリカ文学会東京支部会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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