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The Life and Works of Joseph Conrad, focusing on his Eastern Seas

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370298
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Literature in English
Research InstitutionTokyo Women's Medical University (2015-2018)
Musashi University (2014)

Principal Investigator

Shidara Yasuko  東京女子医科大学, 看護学部, 講師 (10311242)

Research Collaborator Inoue Mari  
Okuda Yoko  
Kawasaki Akiko  
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords英文学 / イギリス小説 / 東南アジア史 / ポーランド史 / コンラッド / 東南アジア島嶼部 / ポーランド / イギリス近代史 / イギリス史 / イギリス商船
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study project aimed at re-reading the life and works of Polish-born British writer Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), correlating his three aspects, that is, his early life in peripheral Europe, experiences as a British merchant mariner travelling across the world, and his settled life in the imperial metropolis,focusing on his "Eastern seas," which refers to late 19th-century maritime Southeast Asia.
As the result of this research project, first, through bibliographical and archival surveys new source materials have been excavated. Next, by visiting the spots of his experiences, examples of interrelationship between the real-life experiences and the literary works have become identified. Last, by attending the conferences in and out of the country and organizing a symposium,as well as by compiling and publishing a comprehensive list of Japanese translations of Conrad's works,a network of researchers to advance this research topic, especiallly in Asia, has been reinforced.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、コンラッドの「東洋の海」に焦点をあて、現地調査(ゆかりの地を特定し探索)と文献調査(一次資料の所在を確認し、原本を閲覧)を組み合わせる方法を取った。その研究成果の第一は、現地での追体験および関連する一次資料は、19世紀後半イギリスの海の帝国が形成されていく様をつぶさに伝えるものであり、この方法が今後のコンラッド研究に有効である実例をいくつか示したことである。さらに、本研究へのアプローチとして、ヴィクトリア朝の「医療」という新しい切り口を提示することができた。また、網羅的なコンラッド作品邦訳リストを完成させ、今後の海外との研究者交流および基礎データの発信に寄与するものとした。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] ジョウゼフ・コンラッド協会(英国)第45回大会 学会報告2019

    • Author(s)
      設楽靖子
    • Journal Title

      コンラッド研究

      Volume: 10 Pages: 151-154

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 学会報告「"Conradian Cross-currents," New York City, 1-3 June 2017」2018

    • Author(s)
      設楽 靖子
    • Journal Title

      コンラッド研究

      Volume: 9 Pages: 38-40

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 新刊紹介A. Francis著Culture and Commerce in Conrad's Asian Fiction2017

    • Author(s)
      設楽 靖子
    • Journal Title

      コンラッド研究

      Volume: 8 Pages: 71-74

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Joseph Conrad Scoiety of Japan: 2d Annual Conference2016

    • Author(s)
      Yasuko Shidara
    • Journal Title

      Joseph Conrad Today: Publication of the Joseph Conrad Society of America

      Volume: Spring 2016 Pages: 1-2

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn: Two Observant Wanderers Writing in Their Adopted Countries2015

    • Author(s)
      Yasuko Shidara
    • Journal Title

      Conradiana: A Journal of Joseph Conrad Studies

      Volume: 46

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] コンラッドの短篇"The Secret Sharer"に隠された「帝国地図」2015

    • Author(s)
      設楽靖子
    • Journal Title

      武蔵大学総合文化研究所紀要

      Volume: 24

    • NAID

      40020514822

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] コンラッド作品にみる病いと旅---東洋編2017

    • Author(s)
      設楽靖子
    • Organizer
      日本コンラッド協会第3回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn: Searching for Echoes between the Two Wanderers/Observers2014

    • Author(s)
      Yasuko Shidara
    • Organizer
      Conrad: Confict and Solidarities---A conference of The Joseph Conrad Society of America
    • Place of Presentation
      Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-13 – 2014-08-16
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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