2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Between Voice and Print: A Study on the Nineteenth-Century Literary Marketplace
Project/Area Number |
25770104
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Literature in English
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Research Institution | Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
Principal Investigator |
INOKUMA Keiko 東京医科歯科大学, 教養部, 准教授 (00508369)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | ディケンズ / 語り / 音声 / 活字文化 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project investigated the early- and mid-period novels of Charles Dickens (1812-70), focusing on their narrative techniques that foreground complex intersections of voice and text. The chief aim was to explore his ambivalence within the broader context of 19th-century publishing market, as technological innovations contributed to produce a mass market of literature, and as people’s voices were transformed and standardised into print. My research made clear how Dickens utilised these changes to establish himself as a successful novelist, yet at the same time how he tried to preserve his own authentic voice, away from such cultural commodification.
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Free Research Field |
イギリス19世紀小説
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