2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Functional Aspects of the Female Characters in the Portrayal of 'Irishness' in Irish Fiction
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20520251
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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 | Nippon Medical School |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAMURA Tetsuko Nippon Medical School, 医学部, 准教授 (20237415)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | アイルランド小説 / ビッグ・ハウス / 女性 / 身体 / 旅行記 / コネマラ |
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| Research Abstract |
Focusing on Irish 'big house' novels and other novels dealing with the relationship between Protestant landowners and Catholic peasants, the present research explores the female characters' mental and physical problems and the geographical settings in which the characters operate. The research makes it clear that the writers carefully selected their settings to make the 'Irishness' they wished to convey more appealing to British readers.
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