The Power of Fantasy (With special reference to the literature of E.T.A. Hoffmann, the Brothers Grimm and Michael Ende)
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14510589
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
独語・独文学
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| Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
UMENAI Yukinobu Kagoshima University, Law, Economics and the Humanities, Professor, 法文学部, 教授 (00145450)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2005
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
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| Keywords | fantasy / E.T.A.Hoffmann / the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm / Michael Ende / german romanticism / deep psychology / image and symbol / psychoanalysis / 童話 / ロマン主義 / グリム兄弟 |
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| Research Abstract |
The following is the result of my research from 2002 to 2005.
(2002-2003) Based on the results of my previous research on the literature of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Michael Ende and the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm I tried to define the concept of fantasy literature (FL) by adding to the traditional definition given by Tzevetan Todorov in his Introduction a la litterature fantastique (1970) and Brian Attebery's recent definition in Strategies of Fantasy (1992). I examined these from the following five viewpoints : 1.etymology (FL makes the unconscious and the invisible visible). 2.function. 3.content. 4.origin (the first FL work Hoffman's Fantasiestuecke (1814-15), and late 18^<th> century British Gothic novels). 5.length.
(2004) From the results of my research and thorough analysis of the works of Hoffmann and Ende, I can conclude that the two important characteristics of fantasy literature are that it has the contents of a fairy tale but the length of a novel or a novella. The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are not considered fantasy literature, because they are too short, even though their content is fantasy
(2005) The fantasy of fairy tales reflects a microcosm, as is clearly shown throughout their history. Finally I presented three proposals on the function of fantasy literature : it sublates reality by describing the supernatural or the unconscious ; it allows mankind to prepare for future anxiety ; and it gives birth to a homeopathic resistance for overcoming anxiety, the sickness unto death.
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