The birth of modern Russian literature and cultural history of patronage

在该项目期间，进行了以下研究，以阐明18世纪俄罗斯文学的发展过程与赞助人之间的关系。收集了18世纪俄罗斯小说家的作品和研究资料，考察了他们的文化背景。通过查阅《18世纪俄罗斯的一份出版物》，主要研究作家、出版商和出版环境。我为2003年7月12日成立的“日本十八世纪俄罗斯研究学会”第三次会议做准备。在会议上，报道和讨论了18世纪俄罗斯文化和文学的主题。出版了《学会通讯》第2期和第3期。此外，我还会增加一份期刊《18世纪俄罗斯文化研究》，第3期(编辑)。Kanazawa)也是如此。在我的项目任期的后半部分，主要的主题是费奥多尔·艾敏，18世纪的俄罗斯小说家和记者之一。我研究了他的生平和活动，分析了他的作品。在他的作品中，最早的书信体小说《欧内斯特和多拉夫拉的书信》意义重大。通过上述研究，我们厘清了作家与赞助人之间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.