2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on the Change of Folk Tales into Artistic Works and their Globalization
| Project/Area Number |
21520295
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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 | Doshisha University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 英文学 / 民俗学 / グローバリゼーション |
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| Research Abstract |
The accomplishments of this research project are as follows. 1) The researcher showed overseas scholars how Japan has accepted Western literary works based on "Seal Woman" folk tales. 2) The researcher compared the imagery of "mermaid" appearing in British and Irish literary works with that of ningyo, a general Japanese appellative for Western-style "mermaid." 3) The researcher collected folk tales on the Seal Woman in the Orkney, Scotland and in Northern Ireland. 4) The researcher clarified what points researchers should pay attention to when dealing with Mineko Matsumura's translations. 5) The researcher examined the relationship between James Joyce's journalistic essay and Irish folklore. 6) The researcher tightened the connections of scholars among Japan, Great Britain, and Ireland.
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