2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Literary Culture surrounding a Fifteenth-Century English Gentry, Peter Idley
| Project/Area Number |
15H06702
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 15世紀英文学 / 教訓文学 / 作者の人物像 / 読者の社会階層 / 材源研究 / ピーター・イドリー |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This project analyzes Peter Idley's "Instructions to his Son" in order to further understand the authorship and readership of the fifteenth-century English conduct literature. This project has firstly advanced the studies of Peter Idley by reexamining the controversial documents concerning the author's career as a local officer. Secondly, it discusses the possible relationship between the author's social position and the content of the text. Thirdly, this project analyzes the differences between the text and its sources to point out the uniqueness of the "Instructions to his Son".
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| Free Research Field |
中世英文学
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