2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Interdisciplinary Study on Popular Literature in Early Modern England
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19520264
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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 | Japan Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Kazuya Japan Women's University, 文学部, 准教授 (00235326)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 民衆文化 / チャップ・ブック / 読書の歴史 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, situations of publishing and reception of popular literature in early modern England are examined. By means of close reading, in juxtaposition with other types of contemporary publications, it is revealed that popular literature of the period contributed to the dissemination of nationalism among the common readers, as well as promoted conservatism in terms of their value judgment toward politics. Through this study, the notion of "popular culture" itself requires to be re-examined.
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