1993 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Comparative Studies of the Heike Monogatari as Oral Poetry
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04451083
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
国文学
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMASHITA Hiroaki Nagoya Univ., School of Leters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (20023567)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OGAWA Masahiro Nagoya Univ., School of Leters, Assistant Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (40127064)
KAMIZAWA Eizo Nagoya Univ., School of Leters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (60022365)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1992 – 1993
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| Keywords | the Heike Monogatari / oral poetry / narrative / the Heike Biwa / Chanson de roland / Greek classic / Hiroki Hyodo |
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| Research Abstract |
We have studied oral aspects of the Heike Monogatari from various points of view, and the results can be summarized as follows :
1. Yamashita has showed the differences between the Heike Monogatari and other medieval Japanese narrative literature by the stylistic and structural analysises and also by considering the musical aspect of the Heike. For the musical studies of the Heike Biwa, he has made considerable progress owing to the joint research with Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. For the narrative characteristics, he examined the information by Hiroki Hyodo about the performances of the Zato-Biwa and pointed out that the non-oral elements must also be considered.
2. Kamizawa has made a comparative study of the Heike Monogatari and the Chanson de Roland and has attempted to apply the results of both formulaic theory of the Greek oral poetry and studies of the Heike to his research on medieval French epic literature. A part of his studies will be published in a book on the Heike Monogatari.
3. While preparing the publication of his doctoral thesis on Ancient European literature, Ogawa has investigated the actual circumstances of creation and transmission of the Homeric poems--a Greek classic and the oldest oral epic in Europe. The use of formula and other oral techniques in Homer was often referred to as a model case in our discussion of comparative studies.
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