Reconsidering J.-C.Mardrus, Translator of the French Version of "One Thousand and One Nights": An Analysis of Literature in the "Mardrus Collection Bequest"

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26770125
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: European literature
• Research Institution: National Museum of Ethnology
• Principal Investigator: Okamoto Naoko 国立民族学博物館, グローバル現象研究部, 外来研究員 (90600817)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: J.-C.マルドリュス / 千一夜物語 / 仏語・仏語圏文学 / オリエンタリスム / 仏語圏地域文化研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The French translation of "One Thousand and One Nights" by J.-C.Mardrus was an event among French intellectual elites at the Belle-Epoque. But the original text of his translation is not recognized, so his translation was not well received, and his work has been academically neglected until today. This research project, studying documents of "Mardrus collection Bequest" including unreleased works and personal records, allowed us to learn much about Mardrus' life, works, and an influential role in the artistic world of this time. A catalog of this collection with the results of this research project (in French) will be published in 2018.

Free Research Field

仏語・仏語圏文学