...The former is an account of the author's own experiences of participating in the battle for the throne of Persia's prince Cyrus together with Greek mercenaries, and of his difficult journey back home after Cyrus' death in battle, and the latter, as the title suggests, is a memoir-style biography of Socrates. In modern times, excellent memoirs have been particularly prominent in France, and it is no wonder that the French word mémoires has become a common name in all countries. For example, there are memoirs by such men as Commines, who served Louis XI and Charles VIII, Jean-François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz (1613-79), who played an active role in the Fronde rebellion of the 17th century, and the Duke of Saint-Simon, who vividly portrayed in harsh writing the inner workings of court politics during the reign of Louis XIV. There are also memoirs by Napoleon in his later years, written down and edited by Las Cases, such as the Records of St. Helena. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mémoires" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…著者自身,ギリシア人の傭兵と共にペルシアの王子キュロスの王位争いの戦いに参加,キュロスがあえなく戦死した後,ギリシア兵をまとめて長途の退却,帰国を苦難のうちにやりとげた体験記が前者で,後者は題名のとおり,回想風なソクラテス伝である。近代では,とくにフランスにすぐれた回想録が目立ち,フランス語のメモアールmémoiresが各国共通の呼名として通用するにいたったのも故なしとしない。たとえば,ルイ11世,シャルル8世などに仕えたコミーヌ,17世紀のフロンドの乱に自身活発な役割を演じたレス枢機卿Jean‐François Paul de Gondi,cardinal de Retz(1613‐79),またルイ14世時代の宮廷政治の内幕を辛辣な筆致で活写してみせたサン・シモン公爵などの回想録,また晩年の失意のナポレオンによる回想の談話をラス・カーズが書きとめ,編集した《セント・ヘレナの記録》などがある。… ※「mémoires」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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