2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Politics and Varieties of Yuletide Poetry in England from 1620s to 1650s
| Project/Area Number |
25770103
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Research Field |
Literature in English
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Kitami Institute of Technology |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
|
| Keywords | イギリス詩 / スチュアート朝 / ジョン・ミルトン / クリスマス |
|---|
| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research explains the significance of Yuletide poetry in early modern England and how it was imbued with political implications, eulogizing the House of Stuart, especially the birth of Charles II, and functioning as a theme to support the kingship through the period. Cavalier poets, including minor ones, identified the birth of Charles II with the coming of Christ. This continued throughout the Civil War, the Interregnum, and even the Restoration. The study also suggests Cavalier poets described Christ, identified with King Charles I, as a defender of popular festivals including Christmas in order to vindicate the kingship.
|
| Free Research Field |
初期近代イギリス文学
|
