The Representation of Masculinity in Irish Women Writers

• Project/Area Number: 21720099
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: Kitasato University
• Principal Investigator: ICHIYAMA Yoko 北里大学, 一般教育部, 講師 (50458741)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
• Keywords: アイルランド文学 / 女性作家作品 / 男性像 / Kate O' Brien / Edna O' Brien / The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writings / Kate O'Brien / Edna O'Brien

Research Abstract

The study clearly indicates that the number of first editions of banned novels by Kate O' Brien and Edna O' Brien is drastically decreasing due to the publication of popular editions in the 1990s. The analysis of the way Irish women writers depict men in their work has provided a new perspective on writings by Irish women, who appear to have focused their attention on the representation of women. Future research needs to focus analysis on determining the prevalence of the marginalization of men in writings by Irish women published between the 1920s and the 1960s.