| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study focuses on the discourse of the “exotic” in English at the turn of the 20th century, exploring what kind of images of Japan and the Japanese were dominant in the Meiji era across various genres, including diaries by British diplomats (Alcock and Satow), travel writing (Bird), and fiction (Hearn and Mrs. Fraser). Before analyzing the representation of Japan and the Japanese, I examine the depiction of “Italy” in contemporary fiction and travel writing by Henry James, drawing a parallel between the “exotic” appeal of Italy and Japan for the West at this time, as the subtitle of this study suggests. In both fiction and nonfiction, Japan and the Japanese are represented by stereotypical signs such as “Fujiyama,” geisha, samurai, and so forth. At the same time, however, one can see that some writers, particularly novelists, tried to subvert such stereotypes and create new visions of Japan and the Japanese.
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