2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
"John Brown's Body"The Civil War and Its Era
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16520171
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
ヨーロッパ語系文学
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| Research Institution | Kokushikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Noboru Kokushikan University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Professor (00165903)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OGURA Izumi Kokushikan University, Faculty of Law, Professor (00185563)
TAKAHASHI Tsutomu Kokushikan University, Institute of Languages and Culture, Associate Professor (10216731)
KIMIZUKA Junichi Kokushikan University, Faculty of Faculty of Education, Professor (60259588)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | John Brown / the Civil War / "John Brown's Body" / violence / Ralph Waldo Emerson / Henry David Thoreau / W. E. B. Du Bois / slavery |
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| Research Abstract |
In 1859, John Brown attacked Harper's Ferry in Virginia, accompanied by his men in order to make a clue to the war against &very. He was hanged to death for the sin against the Nation. The song of " John Brown's Body" originated in Sergeant John Brown, who had the same name as the abolitionist John Brown, The soldiers made fun of this sergeant, and made "John Brown's Body." Soon This song was sung in honor of the abolitionist John Brown. The Union soldiers sang this song to find their deaths significant t Nowadays, people in America inherit the spirit of John Brown and sing his song.
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