Research on the relationship between the construction of national consciousness and the religious subject in English Literature

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370281
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: Oita University
• Principal Investigator: Sonoi Chine 大分大学, 理工学部, 教授 (70295286)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 園井 英秀 九州大学, 人文科学研究院, 名誉教授 (00069709) ; 平田 耕一 九州工業大学, 大学院情報工学研究院, 教授 (20274558)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 英文学 / 国家意識 / ロマン派 / 西洋思想 / ダーウィン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to clarify the specific nature of English literature by analysing the influential relationship between the religious subject of literature and the construction of national consciousness of British people. The social structure and culture in English society have contributed to forging a certain notion of the British nation and the national community in the process of modernization since the seventeenth century. In this process, the field of humanities plays a significant role to form the national minds. Particularly, the religious theme of English Literature is important as its public nature has influenced the English nation's minds. In this topic, I am going to elucidate the public nature of English literature by examining the inseparable correlation between the religious theme of literature and the complexion of national consciousness. Furthermore, I will explore the unique nature of English literature in European societies by analysing the theological aspect.

Free Research Field

英文学