robinson

Japanese: robinson
robinson

…A novel by British novelist D. Defoe. Published in 1719. The official title is The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. It is said to be the origin of modern British novels because of its realistic writing. It was inspired by many popular voyages in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the true story of a man named Alexander Selkirk who was shipwrecked on the Juan Fernandez Islands off the coast of Chile and lived alone on an island for five years. …

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Japanese:

…イギリスの小説家D.デフォーの小説。1719年刊。正式タイトル《ロビンソン・クルーソーの生涯と奇しくも驚くべき冒険The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe》。その写実的手法のゆえに近代イギリス小説の原点と評される。17~18世紀に流行した多くの航海記や,チリ沖のフアン・フェルナンデス諸島に漂着し,5年間孤島生活を送ったというアレクサンダー・セルカークなる人物の実話に刺激されて作られた。…

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