Theater in 13th Century Arras: The Formation and Function of Theatre in a Medieval Urban Community

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23079
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0102:Literature, linguistics, and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka City University
• Principal Investigator: KATAYAMA Mikio 大阪市立大学, 大学院文学研究科, 研究員 (50318739)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 中世演劇 / フランス演劇 / アラス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarifies the characteristics and social functions of French vernacular theater of Middle Ages Ages, which was formed and developed in the urban environment of northern France, through an analysis of the theatrical productions produced and performed in Arras during this period. In the 13th century, French theater flourished under the patronage of the bourgeoisie and the professional entertainers of medieval cities. In my research, I focused mainly on "Le Jeu de la feuille" by Adan de la Halle, and by reading this polysemy of this play, I clarified the nature of the urban culture that I found behind the play and the significance of the creation of theatrical works in the medieval community.

Free Research Field

フランス演劇

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は13世紀のアラスで制作・上演された演劇作品を主なコーパスにしている。テクスト本文の分析のみならず、作品タイトルの表記、ト書き的記述などのパラ・テクスト的要素にも着目することによって中世フランスの都市文化のなかで演劇特有の書法の確立された過程を論証し、中世都市共同体における演劇テクスト創造の意義を、文献学研究成果を踏まえた読解によって考察したことに、本研究の学術的・社会的意義はある。