2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study of "Manhood Which Is Not One" in Herman Melville's Novels
| Project/Area Number |
24720144
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Tokuyama College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAHASHI Ai 徳山工業高等専門学校, 一般科目, 准教授 (90530519)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 米文学 / ジェンダー / セクシュアリティ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study considers how Herman Melville depicts “manhood” in his novels. First, I study White-Jacket (1850) and Moby-Dick (1851) by focusing on the influence of body modification on a man’s identity and discuss that Melville depicts “manhood” which deviates from the then normative manhood. Then, I examine Benito Cereno (1855) and Billy Budd, Sailor (1924) focusing on care between men and discuss that these novels indicate male care could be subversive of the social norms on “manhood.”
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| Free Research Field |
米文学
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