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The Profound Menning of the Greek Trngedy and its Significance

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17520156
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field ヨーロッパ語系文学
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

YASUMURA Noriko  Kanazawa University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (20293376)

Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
KeywordsAristophanes / Plutos / Greek Comedy
Research Abstract

The Greek Comedy, titled as the Plutos is studied in this project. The Plutos is the last extant comedy of Aristophanes, which was produced in 388 BC. Plutos is the god of Wealth, personified as the blind old man in this play. Aristophanes critically observes the human behavior of his days, and offers the contemporary view in ironical touch that the human condition would be best defined in economic terms: men may be good or bad, but what matters is whether they have money or not.
Such a fundamentally economic theory of human nature attracts our attention, as it also reflects, at least partly, our own society of the present day.
In order to make a research on this problem, firstly I tried to make a new translation of this comedy. The first Japanese translations of Aristophanes' comedies were published as old as 1961. As the revised translation has never been published since then, the new translation is now demanded. To answer this demand, I attempted the completely new translation. After this, I studied to make the detailed commentary of this play. This new translation with its commentary is going to be published from Iwanami Shoten in a few years.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2007 2006

All Journal Article (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 『オデュッセイア』21巻の弓競技におけるテーレマコス2007

    • Author(s)
      安村 典子
    • Journal Title

      西洋古典学研究(岩波書店) 55

      Pages: 24-37

    • NAID

      110007703308

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Telemachos at the Bow-contest in Book 21 of the Odyssey2007

    • Author(s)
      YASUMURA, Noriko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Classical Studies 55

      Pages: 24-37

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 『オデュッセイア』21巻の弓競技におけるテーレマコス2007

    • Author(s)
      安村典子
    • Journal Title

      西洋古典学研究 55

      Pages: 24-37

    • NAID

      110007703308

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Theomachy in the Iliad2006

    • Author(s)
      Noriko YASUMURA
    • Journal Title

      金沢大学文学部論集 言語・文学篇 26

      Pages: 65-89

    • NAID

      110004812249

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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