An Analysis of the Social and Psychological Causes of Suicide in Victorian Literary Texts
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24520278
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | 自殺 / 狂気 / ヴィクトリア朝 / ディケンズ / ギャスケル / ギッシング / 社会的文脈 / 心理的文脈 / 心的文脈 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research addressed the issue of suicide explicitly/implicitly described in Victorian literary texts and discussed in literary and non-literary journals of the time. The cultural paradigm shift attending the Industrial Revolution created new psychological pressures for citizens faced with a broad range of social changes and repressive conditions which often generated isolation and despair. The research clarified the way in which suicide, as an extreme measure taken to erase emotional pain, was thus sustained by the social and psychological contexts of Victorian Britain.
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Research Products
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