2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The "Marvel" as a Method of Description and Its Relationship to the Reception of Classical Literature in Late-Medieval English Literature
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22720119
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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 | Doshisha University |
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Principal Investigator |
ONUMA Yu 同志社大学, 文学部, 助教 (10546667)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 中世英文学 / 驚異 / 古典の受容 / 英米文学 / 西洋古典 |
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| Research Abstract |
This project investigates the influence of Greek and Roman literature on the literature of the Middle Ages. In other words, it deals with an early phase of developments essential to the understanding of Western culture. The main focus of the project has to do with how "marvels" have been perceived. By analyzing a wide range of documents. written in Greek, Latin, Medieval French and English-I discovered that the Medieval concept of marvels, though derived from the classical period, is much more complex in perception, and much more deeply related to how people see themselves.
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