2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Study on Genealogy and Identity in William Faulkner's Works
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26770098
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | ウィリアム・フォークナー / William Faulkner |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this research project is to examine the effect of genealogy on characters' identity development in William Faulkner's works. Based on the project's plan, I looked closely at Faulkner's shift in narration from Quentin to Ike after the publication of Absalom, Absalom! and reconsidered Sam Fathers's and Ike's raison d'etre in Go Down, Moses. It was difficult to summarize the discussion in this two-year project, but I was able to reaffirm the intertextuality of Faulkner's works, such as Go Down, Moses's influence on the Compson Appendix.
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| Free Research Field |
米文学
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