2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study of Forgotten Writers and their Works from the Meiji Era: Rediscovering Bourubyoushibon Novels from Around 1887
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23520244
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese literature
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| Research Institution | Seijo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | ボール表紙 / 埋没作家 / 埋没作品 / 明治文学 |
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| Research Abstract |
This project's objectives were: 1) to uncover forgotten literary works, many of them bound in a popular western-style binding called "bourubyoushibon" from around 1887 (the 20th year of Emperor Meiji's reign), 2) to consider whether they were worth reassessing, and 3) if so, to analyze them. Specifically, I unearthed and examined the novel "Kettoujou" by Hagikura, Kouzou (pen name Nankadou Mushoudoujin),and "Kokkeishinwa Meijiryukou Usohappyaku" (retitled "Ningenbanji Uso no Yononaka" when it was reissued as a bourubyoushibon) by Takase, Shinkei (pen name Kikutei, Shizuka).
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