2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Peter Matthiessen and 20th-century American Literature
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26370321
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 環境批評 / ピーター・マシセン / アメリカ文学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Reading most of Matthiessen's work from his first nonfiction book up to his last work of fiction, In Paradise (2014), I study his work from an environmental perspective, arguing that most of Matthiessen's work is environmental writing not just because his narratives often involve endangered wild species in remote places, but also because his projects always deal with issues of justice in both human and natural contexts. Matthiessen's books can be labeled as "environmental writing" but their topics and themes sometimes exceed the conventional category of environmental literature. My book also looks at his unpublished manuscript and letters in hopes to show some of the issues that haven't been studied. I concluded that, for Matthiessen, environmental issues are the conflicts that emerge from economic, social, ecological, and cultural values. My manuscript is now proof-read, and I am ready for submitting it to publishers.
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| Free Research Field |
アメリカ文学
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