A study of pamphlet plays during the Civil War and its influence on theatrical entertainments at fairs in England of the late 17th century

在为期四年的研究项目中，研究者（南）对现代早期英国的流行戏剧娱乐进行了全面的研究。本研究以近代早期英国出版的原始资料为基础，主要研究两个方面：（1）在集市或非正规剧场/摊位上表演的戏剧娱乐，如木偶戏、畸形表演和滑稽剧，直到最近才被承认为英语研究的一个既定领域;（2）17世纪末18世纪初伦敦非法剧院或集市摊位与特许剧院的互动。对这两个密切相关的主题的四年研究表明，伦敦既定的合法戏剧活动是如何依赖于流行的/非正式的/非法的/临时的戏剧表演的，反之亦然。在这项研究过程中取得的一个显著发现是，表演者在戏剧机构和非合法的剧场和摊位之间进行了密切的合作互动。部分研究成果包括《木偶戏的政治：近代早期英国的流行戏剧娱乐》一书中的章节《戏剧城是否打开了潘多拉的盒子？（东京：Arina，2002年）和“德鲁里巷的三巨头：世纪早期伦敦的剧院政治”，载于《餐桌谈话与英国文学》（东京：Sairyusha，2006）沿着在会议上的口头报告。研究者（Minami）希望继续目前的研究，该研究尚未完成，是要发展成为一个全面的历史流行的戏剧娱乐在早期现代英国。

In the course of the four-year research project, the investigator (Minami) has carried out comprehensive research on popular theatrical entertainments in early modern England. The research, which is based on primary sources published in early modern England, focused on two topics : (1)theatrical entertainments such as puppet shows, freak shows and drolls shown at fairs or non-legitimate playhouses/stalls, which had not been recognized as an established field of English studies until recentl y; (2)interactions between the illegitimate theatres or stalls at fairs and licensed theatres in London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The four-year study of these two closely related topics led to indicate how the established legitimate theatre activities in London were dependent upon the popular/informal/illegitimate/temporal theatrical shows, and vice versa. One of the notable findings made in the course of this research is the closely-knit cooperative interaction of performers between theatrical establishments and non-legitimate playhouses and stalls. Some part of the research results include the publications of chapters `The Politics of Puppet Plays : Popular Theatrical Entertainments in Early Modern England' in Does the Theatrical City Open Pandora's Box? (Tokyo : Arina,2002) and ‘The Triumvirate of the Drury Lane : Politics of Theatres in early 18th Century London' in Table Talk and English Literature (Tokyo : Sairyusha,2006) along with oral presentations at conferences.The investigator (Minami) is hoping to continue the present research, which, not being completed yet, is to be developed into a comprehensive history of popular theatrical entertainments in early modern England.