2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of F. V. Dickins' letters to M. Satow, Kumagusu Minakata and others
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20520225
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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 |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Shiga University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWAKAMI Haruko Shiga University, 教育学部, 教授 (40184858)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 日本研究 / 来日西洋人 / ディキンズ / サトウ / 熊楠 |
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| Research Abstract |
I completed the project of publishing the letters by Frederick Victor Dickins to Earnest Mason Satow, Kumagus Minakata, and other correspondents. I included correct decipherment, annotation and Japanese translation of a total of 135 letters written during the periods between 1896 and 1920. I traced the process of the changing views of Dickins from his early infatuation to bitter disappointment in his later years. I examined his friendship with Satow who had shared similar interest into all things Japanese. I also explored Dickins' relationship with Kumagusu who made a great contribution to his translation of Japanese classics.
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