2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study of the representation of clothing and fabrics through a reading of the Goncourt brothers' Journal
| Project/Area Number |
24820045
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
European literature (English literature excluded)
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| Research Institution | Japan Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAI NAO 日本女子大学, 人間社会学部, 講師 (50631975)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | フランス文学 / 服飾 / 絵画 / ゴンクール兄弟 / 日記 / 小説 / 描写 / 19世紀 |
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| Research Abstract |
Close examination of the Journal leads us to conclude that the Goncourt brothers' predilection for and frequent mention of clothing and fabrics in their works result from the fact that these objects could reveal two things that the writers strove to show, both as historians and writers and as artists. These were, respectively, the unembellished physiognomy of modern society in the second half of the 19th century, and the beauty of colours and colour harmonies. The Goncourt brothers noted down these aspects of clothing and fabrics quickly but carefully in their Journal, and then, after further reflection and with more conviction, represented them in their novels and other works.
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