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Englishness in the Elizabethan England

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13610572
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 英語・英米文学
Research InstitutionHIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

IID Misao  Faculty of integrated Arts and Sciences Professor, 総合科学部, 教授 (80116772)

Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
KeywordsEnglishness / The Elizabethan Age / Shakespeare / Historical Plays / Holinshed / Portraits / Royal Coat of Arms / Maps / チューダー朝史劇
Research Abstract

"Englishness" is a concept clearly noticed toward the end of the 19^<th> century and at the beginning of the 20^<th> century, but its origin as a British system under the hegemony of England seems to be in the Elizabethan age. This research examines the concept from the cultural viewpoint of nationalism.
The patriotic nationalism in the age is reflected in the publication of so many chronicles and other historical writings, the making of several national maps, the attachment to the English language and the growing reliance on it, in which a number of literary works and plays began to be written, and the cult of the portraits of Queen Elizabeth. They were utilized to reinforce the Queen's regime and to claim the legitimacy of the Tudor Dynasty. The second tetralogy by Shakespeare is obliged to have such a mission. Especially, Henry V, which represents the unity of Wales, Scotland and Ireland to help England against France, shows the exalted nationalism of the English people in the Elizabethan age. This research concludes that this unity is an optimistic fantasy considering the realty of the time, and that the play implies social unrest deep in Elizabethan England.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2002 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2001 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2001-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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