Masahiko ABE

English Literature

1) Modern Poetry and Fiction in English

His primary research area is modern poetry, with a focus on both British and American traditions. While his primary interest lies in poetry, his work also encompasses fiction, enabling him to examine the interplay between these genres. He has conducted extensive studies on texts by influential authors such as William Wordsworth, John Keats, P.B. Shelley, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Wallace Stevens, Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, and James Joyce, among others. Although his primary focus is on modern and contemporary literature, his research occasionally engages with earlier literary figures, including William Shakespeare and John Donne, to highlight connections and continuities across literary history.

2) The Role of Literature in Society

In addition to his focus on literary texts, he is interested in the broader role of literature in society. His research examines how literary discourse reflects and shapes social attitudes, exploring themes such as melancholy, boredom, improvisation, gastric ailments, poetic forms, hysteria, grids, and paperwork. By analyzing how these motifs appear in literature, he sheds light on how they intersect with cultural anxieties and evolving social structures, demonstrating the ways literature both mirrors and influences societal values.