The birth of modern Russian literature and cultural history of patronage

在本研究期间，为了阐明俄罗斯文学的发展过程与18^世纪俄罗斯赞助人之间的关系，进行了以下研究<th>：1.收集18<th>世纪俄国小说家的作品和研究资料，研究其文化背景.通过查阅《18世纪俄罗斯的一份刊物<th>》，主要对作家、出版商和出版环境进行了研究。我为2003年7月12日成立的“日本世纪俄罗斯研究会”第三次代表大会做准备。会议<th>报告和讨论了18^世纪俄罗斯文化和文学的主题。出版了本学会第2期和第3期通讯。此外，还出版了金泽主编的《18^<th>-世纪俄罗斯文化研究》第三期。在课题的后半部分，我的主要研究对象是18<th>世纪俄国小说家、新闻记者费奥多尔·艾敏。笔者对他的生平和活动进行了考证，并对他的作品进行了分析。在他的作品中，最早的书信体小说《厄内斯特与多拉夫拉的书信》意义重大。通过以上研究，我们可以明确作家与赞助人的关系在俄罗斯文学发展中所起的作用。

During the term of the project the following researches were done to elucidate the relationship between the developing process of Russian literature and the patronage in the 18^<th> century Russia.1. The works of the 18^<th> century Russian novelists and research materials were collected to study their cultural background.2. By consulting "A publication in 18^<th> century Russia" I researched mainly about writers and publishers and publishing circumstances.3. I prepared for the third congress of "The Japanese Society for Eighteenth - Century Russian Studies" which was established on July 12 of 2003. At the meetings the topics on the 18^<th> century Russian culture and literature were reported and discussed. Newsletter No.2 and 3 of this Society were issued. Besides, I would add A journal "Studies in 18^<th>-Century Russian Culture" No.3 (ed. by Kanazawa) was issued, either.4. During the second half of my project term the main subject was Fyodor Emin, one of 18^<th> century Russian novelist and journalist. I have researched his biography and activities, and analyzed his works. Among his works " Letters of Ernest and Doravra", the earliest epistolary novel, was very significant. Through the researches mentioned above, we clarified what role the relationship between writers and their patrons had played in the development of Russian literature.