Ponson du Terrail (English)

…Newspaper fiction was most popular in France, where the two newspapers, «Press» and «Siècle», were the pioneers. Short stories that were initially used as filler eventually developed into full-fledged serials. Alongside great authors such as Balzac («La Laine») and Dumas («The Three Musketeers»), literary figures who specialized in newspaper fiction such as Ponson du Terrail (1829-71) appeared and contributed to the popularization of novels and literature in general. At the end of the 19th century, the quality of newspaper fiction declined, and sentimental love stories with happy endings became more common, becoming synonymous with low-class literature. …

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…新聞小説がもっとも人気を博したのはフランスで，《プレス》《シエークル》の2紙を草分けとして，はじめは埋め草用だった短編分載がやがて本格的な長編連載へと発展する。バルザック(《老嬢》)，デュマ(《三銃士》)ら大作家と並んで，やがてポンソン･デュ･テライユPonson du Terrail(1829‐71)のような新聞小説専門の文学者が登場し，小説ひいては文学の大衆化に貢献した。19世紀末になると質が低下して，ハッピー･エンドで締めくくる感傷的な恋愛ものが増え，低俗文学の代名詞と化した。…

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