2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
| Project/Area Number |
21520261
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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 | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJIYOSHI Seijiro 高知大学, 教育研究部・人文社会科学系, 教授 (80238625)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | ホーソーン / 奴隷制廃止運動 / 人種表象 / ムカジー / モリソン |
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| Research Abstract |
I have investigated how the slavery abolition movement in mid-nineteenth century America influences Nathaniel Hawthorne' s literary world. In the research, first of all, I have made clear the limitations of The Scarlet Letter as a slave narrative by comparing it with Afro-American writer Toni Morrison' s Beloved. Secondly, I have considered how Hawthorne' s The Scarlet Letter influences Indian American writer Mukherjee' s The Holder of the World in terms of hybridity or miscegenation. Thirdly, I have showed how Hawthorne' s The Blithedale Romance reflects his opinion in regard to the anti-slavery movement in mid-nineteenth century America.
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