Study in the Representation of the Author's Body in Modern British Novels, Especially in the Eighteenth Century

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23720135
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: TAKEDA Masaaki 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 准教授 (10434177)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 小説史 / 作者の身体 / イギリス文学 / 小説の起源

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In eighteenth-century Britain, the author produced the reality of his/her novels by means of the anonymous representation of him/herself. Since the nineteenth century, however, the author has been admitted as the authority who presides over the world of his/her works. Another shift occurred in the twentieth century, when the author has become not only the political agent or authority but also the natural existence with his/her body. This study focused on the representation of the author's body in modern, especially eighteenth-century novels in Britain and proposed a new way to look into the history of the modern British novel as well as the theoretical argument on the origin of the modern novel.

Free Research Field

イギリス文学、文学理論