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Universal Significance of a Novelist from Northern Ireland, George A. Birmingham

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K02580
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionBeppu University Junior College

Principal Investigator

Yahata Masahiko  別府大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 教授 (50166568)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsジョージ・A・バーミンガム / 北アイルランド小説 / 絶望の中のユーモア / 正義と葛藤と愛 / 普遍性と現代的意義 / キリスト教聖職者 / ナショナリズム / ユニオニズム / 現代的意義 / ジョージ・A・バーミンガム / ナショナリズムとユニオニズム / ユーモア / ニール・ヘガーティ / ディアドレ・マドゥン / 家族 / 普遍性 / 第一次世界大戦 / グレン・パタソン / 地域性と普遍性 / プロテスタント・カトリック / ナショナリズム・ユニオニズム
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Today Birmingham's novels are rarely read though they had a wide readership while the author was alive. My research gave a reappraisal to Birmingham's novels. It investigated how his vocation as a Christian clergyman gave strong convictions to his novels and revealed how indispensable Birmingham's faith in "humor in despair" is for humans to settle conflict with others and to lead a meaningful life. Specifically, books on the First World War such as "Gossamer" (1915), "A Padre in France" (1918) and "Our Casualty" (1919) were being discussed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、従来、批評家たちの間ではバーミンガムは深みのないユーモア小説家と捉えられがちだったが、本研究を通して、バーミンガムは戦争小説、ミステリー等幅広い作品を書いており、多種多様な彼の作品のうちには「絶望の中のユーモア」というべき深い意味を持つユーモアが見て取れることを実証したことである。社会的意義は、そのような絶望の中においてもユーモアを見出そうとする姿勢は人間が生きてゆくうえで重要な姿勢であることを示し、バーミンガムの作品の普遍的・現代的意義を明らかにしたことである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Pleasure and Love Depicted in Recent Northern Irish Novels: Deirdre Madden, Glenn Patterson and Anna Burns2020

    • Author(s)
      八幡雅彦
    • Journal Title

      日本アイルランド協会『エール』

      Volume: 第39号 Pages: 32-47

    • NAID

      40022204965

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Families and Northern Ireland Represented in Deirdre Madden's Novels: The Role of Images, Metaphors and Symbols2019

    • Author(s)
      八幡雅彦
    • Journal Title

      別府大学短期大学部紀要

      Volume: 第38号 Pages: 25-34

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] "Connaught to Dallas": Journeys of a Novelst, George A. Birmingham, and his Descendants in America2018

    • Author(s)
      八幡雅彦
    • Journal Title

      Cathair Na Mart: Journal of Westport HIstorical Society

      Volume: No.35 Pages: 16-23

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Humor in Despair: George A. Birminngham's Fiction and Nonfiction on the First World War2018

    • Author(s)
      Masahiko Yahata
    • Journal Title

      日本アイルランド協会学術誌『エール』

      Volume: 第37号 Pages: 3-22

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Anna Burns, "Milkman," and Northern Ireland: Look Back on the Past and Look Forward to the Future2019

    • Author(s)
      八幡雅彦
    • Organizer
      国際アイルランド文学協会第36回国際大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Families and Northern Ireland Represented in Deirdre Madden's Fiction2018

    • Author(s)
      八幡雅彦
    • Organizer
      IASIL Japan
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Quests for a Northern Irish Identity: Glenn Patterson's Latest Works of NBonfiction and FictionQuest for a2017

    • Author(s)
      Masahiko Yahata
    • Organizer
      国際アイルランド文学協会(IASIL JAPAN)国際大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 小説家ジョージ・A・バーミンガム

    • URL

      http://geo-birmin.com

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 小説家ジョージ・A・バーミンガム

    • URL

      http://geo-birmin.com

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 小説家ジョージ・・バーミンガム

    • URL

      http://geo-birmin.com

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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