The Possibility of Fantasy Literature - The text of The Lord of the Rings is dominant?
| Project/Area Number |
23652061
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
WATANABE Miki 名古屋大学, 国際言語文化研究科, 准教授 (90201235)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Keywords | ファンタジー / ジャンル / 道化 / ジャンル論 |
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| Research Abstract |
J.R.R.Tolkien's mythical being the hobbit first apperaed in his novel of that name. Described as a creature about half the height of a human, with neither magical powers nor special abilities, the hobbit is presented as the most powerless creature in Middle-earth. It is precisely this apparent weakness that affords the hobbit, functioning as the fool, to serve the future king and quest narrative. The Lord of the Rings is a work that Tolkien to some extent created by adapting the epic poem. That is the reason why it is dominant in the ganre of fantasy literature.
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