Research on the Change of Folk Tales into Artistic Works and their Globalization

本研究项目取得的成果如下。1)研究人员向海外学者展示了日本是如何接受西方以海豹女民间故事为基础的文学作品的。2)研究人员将英国和爱尔兰文学作品中出现的“美人鱼”形象与日语中西式“美人鱼”的通用称谓“宁约”的形象进行了比较。3)研究人员收集了苏格兰奥克尼和北爱尔兰有关海豹女的民间故事。4)研究人员阐明了研究人员在处理松村真子的翻译时应该注意的问题。5)研究人员考察了詹姆斯·乔伊斯的新闻散文与爱尔兰民俗之间的关系。6)研究人员加强了日本、英国和爱尔兰学者之间的联系。

The accomplishments of this research project are as follows. 1) The researcher showed overseas scholars how Japan has accepted Western literary works based on "Seal Woman" folk tales. 2) The researcher compared the imagery of "mermaid" appearing in British and Irish literary works with that of ningyo, a general Japanese appellative for Western-style "mermaid." 3) The researcher collected folk tales on the Seal Woman in the Orkney, Scotland and in Northern Ireland. 4) The researcher clarified what points researchers should pay attention to when dealing with Mineko Matsumura's translations. 5) The researcher examined the relationship between James Joyce's journalistic essay and Irish folklore. 6) The researcher tightened the connections of scholars among Japan, Great Britain, and Ireland.