A study in modern Japanese literature influenced by Western cheap edition novels.

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520234
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: HORI Keiko 東海大学, 文学部, 教授 (60408052)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 比較文学 / Bertha M. Clay / 尾崎紅葉 / 黒岩涙香 / Charlotte M. Brame

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During my research of Japanese authors’ works of the Meiji and the Taisho Eras, especially those represented by Ozaki Koyo and Kuroiwa Ruikoh, it became evident that their masterpieces were influenced by Western cheap editions.
The part of the research that focused on Ozaki Koyo was published in June 2012 under the title: Victorian literature dressed in Japanese style. The study examining Kuroiwa Ruikoh’s works was featured in the title of The History of Japanese mystery published in September 2014.

Free Research Field

比較文学