2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Tannhauser Legend and Modern German Literature

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19520214
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	ヨーロッパ語系文学
Research Institution	Kyoto University
Principal Investigator	OKUDA Toshihiro Kyoto University, 人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (60194495)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2011
Keywords	聖人伝説 / ワーグナー / 近代の愛
Research Abstract	Western modern times are regarded as era of rationalism and scientific technique. However, then the medieval legend was not deserted as anachronistic relics from the past. Many modern artists used the legend of saints and heroes as material. And what was more, for neither reactionary nor ultranational purpose, different from common views. My study on Tannhauser legend makes it clear which continuity exists between love for God in medieval legend and erotic love in modern literature.

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