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A Comparative Study on the "I" in the Literature of Kafka, R. Walser and the Japanese "I" novels

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23520385
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field European literature (English literature excluded)
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

FURUKAWA Masafumi  広島大学, 文学研究科, 助教 (60263646)

Project Period (FY) 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywordsカフカ / ローベルト・ヴァルザー / マイナー文学 / 私小説 / フランツ・カフカ
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study of comparative literature the state of the "I" in the works of Franz Kafka is compared with that of a Swiss novelist Robert Walser and Japanese "I novels". These novels have a characteristic in common that the experiences of the authors are strongly reflected in the works, meanwhile political or social problems are thoroughly excluded. The characteristic does not come from their mutual influences but chiefly from the historical, cultural or personal fact that these works were produced in the peripheries which were away from the major tradition of European modern literature. The peripheral position of these writers let them approach "small literature" (Kafka) which concentrate on the truth of self-experiences, and it breathed new life into the the dominant tradition of modern literature.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Presentation (3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Presentation] 『ヨゼフィーネ』試論2013

    • Author(s)
      古川昌文
    • Organizer
      カフカ研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島県尾道市
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 『歌姫ヨゼフィーネあるいは鼠の一族』について2012

    • Author(s)
      古川昌文
    • Organizer
      カフカ研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      大分県九重町
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 小山田浩子のカフカ受容

    • Author(s)
      古川昌文
    • Organizer
      広島独文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学総合科学部
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] カフカ中期作品論集2011

    • Author(s)
      古川昌文、西嶋義憲(編・著)(共著)
    • Total Pages
      404
    • Publisher
      同学社
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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