The Idea of Europe and Its Political and Social Repercussions: Romanticism, European Integration, Racism

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870160
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: European literature; History of thought
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Kataoka Daisuke 東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科(文学部), 研究員 (30600225)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 欧州統合 / J・G・A・ポーコック / ポール・ベニシュー / 加藤周一 / ロマン主義 / スタンダール / シャトーブリアン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In an effort to make a contribution to a global comprehension of diverse aspects of political, social and cultural repercussions of the idea of Europe, I tried in this study to focus on three key themes: romanticism, European integration and - instead of racism that I had mentioned in my research plan - interpretations of European thought and literature by Shuichi Kato. In relying on the work of J. G. A. Pocock, I underlined a rupture between the Europe of the Enlightenment and the present-day idea of Europe, while, through an examination of Benichou's and Kato's approach to romanticism, I reemphasized decisive character of this cultural movement in the formation of modern society.

Free Research Field

思想史、フランス文学