Romantic literature and the transformation of views of life and death

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K20029
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0102:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
• Research Institution: Aichi University of the Arts
• Principal Investigator: Kazumori Hiroko 愛知県立芸術大学, 美術学部, 准教授 (10588239)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ロマン主義 / ヴィクトル・ユゴー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Focusing on the view of life and death in the French Romantic period, this study aimed to recapture the cultural and ideological background that formed the basis for the growing interest in supernatural phenomena and exploration of the spiritual world in the late 19th century. Through analysis of literary works and contemporary commentary, we have sought to clarify the continuity and development between the ideas of the Romantic period and the literature and thought of the Second Empire. We were able to publish our findings in the form of presentations at international symposiums and articles.

Free Research Field

十九世紀フランス文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

19世紀前半の時代にロマン主義文学とともに広まった「死後の生」という思想が、19世紀後半に至り、伝統宗教としてのカトリック、理神論、汎神論、新興の「宗教的なもの」としての交霊術やスピリティスムと、複雑な位相で結びつきながら、既存の宗教とは異なる、新たな宗教性を帯びた作品として結実していく過程を考察した。19世紀フランス全体を視野に入れた、宗教・スピリチュアリティ・文学の関係性を考える上での端緒を開いた。