Michael Kohlhaas

Japanese: 《Michael Kohlhaas》(英語表記)MichaelKohlhaas
Michael Kohlhaas

…Ironically, Kleist was finally able to publish his “Short Stories” (1810) in the final years of his life. These stories, full of dramatic tension, including “Michael Kohlhaas,” are considered the gems of German short story literature, and his “Anecdotes,” which he wrote in a short space of time for the “Berlin Evening Newspaper,” are also considered models of this kind. He was a unique genius who displayed an almost classical creative ability, in contrast to his pathological tendencies, which were volatile, changeable, and full of contradictions. …

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Japanese:

…皮肉にもクライストはその最晩年にようやく彼の《短編集》(1810)を公刊することができた。《ミヒャエル・コールハースMichael Kohlhaas》をはじめとする劇的な緊迫感に富むこれらの物語はドイツ短編文学の珠玉とされており,また彼が《ベルリン夕刊新聞》のためにすべて短時間で書き上げた〈逸話〉もその種の模範とされている。激しやすく変わりやすい,矛盾の多い病的な性向とは逆に,ほとんど古典的といってよいほどの造形力を示した異色の天才であった。…

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