Margaret Atwood's Global Vision: Survival, Earth Environment, and Future

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520310
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Literature in English
• Research Institution: Okayama Prefectural University (2014-2015); Nagasaki University (2011-2013)
• Principal Investigator: Matsuda Masako 岡山県立大学, 情報工学部, 教授 (90249665)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKAJIMA Keiko 大阪成蹊大学, マネジメント学部, 教授 (20188949) ; NISHIMURA Miho 福岡教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (60284452) ; RUHL Michele 長崎大学, 言語教育研究センター, 講師 (20346943)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: カナダ文学 / 英語圏文学 / マーガレット・アトウッド / アトウッドの長編小説 / アトウッドの短編小説 / アトウッドの詩

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Margaret Atwood is one of the most prominent Canadian authors. The purpose of this research is to clarify characteristics of her literary world by analyzing long novels, short stories, poetry, and social trends which have influenced her work. Matsuda wrote essays about her long novels; Nakashima, about short stories; Nishimura, poetry; and Ruhl, social trends. As a result of our research, we wrote two doctoral theses, three publications as a book, three translations, seven essays in journals of literary societies, and gave eight presentations in conventions.

Free Research Field

英語圏文学