An Interdisciplinary Approach to Literary Culture surrounding a Fifteenth-Century English Gentry, Peter Idley
| Project/Area Number |
15H06702
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Literature in English
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Keywords | 15世紀英文学 / 教訓文学 / 作者の人物像 / 読者の社会階層 / 材源研究 / ピーター・イドリー / 中世英文学 / 評伝 / 社会階層 / 中世後期イングランド / オーサーシップ / ジェントリー / 写本研究 / 詩人の社会階層 / 教訓文学の汎用性 / 中英語文学の社会的拡がり |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This project analyzes Peter Idley's "Instructions to his Son" in order to further understand the authorship and readership of the fifteenth-century English conduct literature. This project has firstly advanced the studies of Peter Idley by reexamining the controversial documents concerning the author's career as a local officer. Secondly, it discusses the possible relationship between the author's social position and the content of the text. Thirdly, this project analyzes the differences between the text and its sources to point out the uniqueness of the "Instructions to his Son".
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