2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Significance of Salinger's Seclusion and Creativity in Postwar America: Toward the Reception of His Unpublished Works
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20K00407
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02030:English literature and literature in the English language-related
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | サリンジャー / 禅仏教 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The publication of Salinger's postumous works, which had been announced by the family of J.D. Salinger, unfortunately did not materialize during the course of this research project. However, by reading his major works such as The Catcher in the Rye, Nine Stories, Seymour's Introduction, and other works published only in literary magazines, my research elucidated the influence he received from Zen Buddhism in more detail than ever before. Of particular importance is the discovery that Salinger found in Matsuo Basho's haiku the opportunity to transcend life and death. This perspective will serve as a starting point for future publications of his unpublished works.
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| Free Research Field |
米文学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
上記の研究成果の概要に加え、本研究では米国乳ヨーク州ニューヨーク市ザ・モーガン・ライブラリー・アンド・ミュージアムで実施したサリンジャーの手紙原稿の調査により、これまでのサリンジャー研究において看過されてきたサリンジャーと装丁画家であるマイケル・チッチェル氏の関係についての新たな知見を得ることができた。著作権が厳しく管理されている文書であるため、その取り扱いは慎重でなければならないが、少なくともその研究成果は、サリンジャー作品をジェンダー・セクシュアリティーの観点から発展的に読み直せることを示唆しており、今日の社会における多様性の議論に寄与するものとなるであろう。
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