Art and Literature and the Revitalization of Christian Faith in the Victorian Era

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520322
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: Ferris University
• Principal Investigator: Mukai Hidetada フェリス女学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (70239458)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KONDO Ariyuki フェリス女学院大学, 文学部英語英米文学科, 教授 (00323288)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 信仰活性 / ハーディ / ゴシック・リヴァイヴァル / ブロンテ姉妹 / ディケンズ / 改宗小説 / イングランド国教会 / 自伝

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study focused on the historical changes and movements of the revitalization of Christian faith mainly in the Victorian Era in order to investigate the effect on creative activities in literature and art from the Regency period onwards, specifically from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century. By analyzing many novels of the period such as those by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte;, and Thomas Hardy, as well as paintings and architecture of the period such as that of A. W. N. Pugin, we confirmed the power of changing society within literature and art and demonstrated how Victorian people tried to resist the trend in an era of secularization.

Free Research Field

英文学