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    コダイ ニホン ノ カミ ナル カミ ニツイテ

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    Some gods of ancient Japan consult the unkovvn gods about the serious matter (uranahu). These gods are "narukami" "Naru" is one of the most important ancien Japanese words. "Naru" has no more the same meaning of "become" or "werden" than "shizen" has that of "nature" or "Natur"

    ヒモンジ ノ アイマイセイ

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    The ambiguity of Nathaniel Hawthorne\u27s The Scarlet Letter has allowed scholars to produce a large number of different interpretations. Still, the possibility exists for new readings of this work to provide us with further interpretations. This paper first analyzes Arthur Dimmesdale\u27s sickness from a medical point of view and concludes that he can indeed be thought of a very seriously ill patient, with symptoms ranging from those of a psychosomatic disorder, depression, and a personality disorder. The cause of such a disease cannot be found by merely examining his physical symptoms. It is absolutely necessary that one takes into consideration his mental symptoms as well. One very clear fact that emerges is that Dimmesdale has been tormented by a unique conflict that exists between his biological natrure and the spiritual and religious values of the New World. Although at one point he tries to escape from Boston with Hester, at the very end of the story he chooses instead to die on the scaffold after giving a final confession to the people. Hester has returned to Boston after living in England with her daughter, Pearl. Dimmesdale and Hester are taken to be tragic victims of the colonial values of Puritanism. However, in contrast to the fate that befalls Dimmesdale, Pearl lives on happily, not in Boston but in England; a fact which suggests Nathaniel Hawthorne\u27s longing for his British heritage. In conclusion, although nobody can deny that this work is a descriptive account of sin and the effect it has on the characters\u27 lives, my new reading suggests that the work can be read in an entirely different way; a way which describes the experience of immigrants in two different cultures, namely, the values of a colonial Boston in contrast to those of Elizabethan Britain

    リシンロン ト ソノ シュウヘン ノ カミカンネン

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    Deism, a philosophical, theological, and, religious idea of deity in modern age, is much included and connected in the traditional old ones. In this paper, I treat of deism itself and other ideas of gods surrounding it. The content of this report is divided into three parts; firstly, the essence of deism and the connection with theism, secondly, in relation to atheism, naturalism, and free-thinking, thirdly, from some aspects of pantheism. Through these reasonings, I intend to clarify a fine resemblance and difference, and to make a comparison and contrast with deism and the others. As a result of these investigations, I seek to connect many-sided objects of deism-study with important points of other deities. I hope, afterwards, to improve a further study for real meanings of the broad deism

    The Wedding Knell ノ エイエン ノ ケッコン ノ シンソウ

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    This story was highly valued by Edgar Alan Poe, but somewhat ignored by scholars of Nathaniel Hawthorne in the twentieth century. The story can be understood on a superficial level as a story of an aged gentleman who tries to exact his revenge on a very old lady, who forty years ago was his fiance but has since married twice. Other interpretations, including \u27a biblical reading (the relationship between God and the Israelites), an isolation theme, criticism of 19 th century America, and the author\u27s own view of marriage, can all be taken from this story. One new interpretation is that this short novel is a reflection of the author\u27s lifelong agony, in that he become a novelist, unable to escape his fate of being unable to interact with people, merely being an observer, and his dedication to the artistic world, because he dedicated his life to the timeless artistic world rather than addressing the timely issues of worldly affairs. This can be seen if we reexamine the story very closely in connection with the author\u27s notebooks, and later stories\u27 themes. In short, this work can be regarded as a revelation of the author\u27s hidden psychology. Therefore, we can conclude that the essence of Nathaniel Hawthorne himself and his literary world can be discovered in this story. As such, this is not a work to be ignored, rather, it is a very significant work by this author
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