2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Anonymity and the Origin of Realism in Eighteenth-Century British Fiction
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21720102
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo (2010)
Hosei University (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEDA Masaaki The University of Tokyo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 准教授 (10434177)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 18世紀 / 近代小説 / リアリズム / 匿名性 / 作者 |
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| Research Abstract |
In the early eighteenth century, British fiction often concealed the name of the author and pretended to be non-fictional record. On the one hand, this pursuit of realism triggered the birth of a new style of prose fiction which is distinct from that of vulgar, unrealistic romances. On the other hand, however, it narrowed the possibility of prose fiction by suppressing any artificial element in order to highlight reality. Around the middle of the eighteenth century, therefore, novelists attempted to harmonize the composition of plot with the characteristics of the new, realistic fiction, which coincided with the reappearance of the authors' names in novels. This research dealt with the interaction between realism and artificiality in eighteenth-century British novels mainly from the perspective of anonymity.
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Research Products
(11 results)
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[Remarks] 平野啓一郎インタヴュー「『ドーン』と分人主義(ディヴィジュアリズム)」(聞き手:武田将明)『群像』9月号、2009年、154-171頁
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[Remarks] 平野啓一郎『あなたが、いなかった、あなた』新潮文庫、2009年、(解説)武田将明「オルフェウスの仮面」、353-61頁
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[Remarks] 日本英文学会第83回大会特別シンポジウム「近代小説は死んだのか?-小説の過去・現在・未来」(北九州市立大学、2011年5月22日、講師:田中裕介(代表)、原英一、平野啓一郎、都甲幸治)の企画立案、およびこのシンポジウムに備えて田中氏・原氏・都甲氏と開いた平野氏の作品に関する研究会(計5回)の主催、さらに当日の会場整備の担当。シンポジウムの当日は今回の研究期間から外れるが、準備のあらかたは研究期間内になされたので、あえて記しておく。
