Ludwig, O. (English spelling) LudwigO

…German realist writer. His poetic realism, which aimed to unify idealism and naturalism, is still used today as a concept in literary history to describe the period leading up to naturalism in the late 19th century. Born in Eisfeld in Thuringia, he first studied music in Leipzig. He later turned to literature, and was inspired by Shakespeare to become a playwright, writing tragedies such as The Hereditary Forester (1853), but his real forte was novels. His most famous work is the psychological novel Between Heaven and Earth (1856), which depicts the conflict between two roofer brothers. …

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…ドイツ写実主義の作家。彼が提唱した理想主義と自然主義の統一を目ざす〈詩的写実主義〉は，19世紀後半の自然主義に至るまでの時代を表す文学史上の概念として今日も使用される。チューリンゲンのアイスフェルトに生まれ，最初ライプチヒで音楽を学ぶ。その後文学に転向，シェークスピアに感銘して劇作家を目ざし《世襲山林監督》(1853)などの悲劇を書いたが，本領は小説にある。代表作は屋根葺師兄弟の争いを描く心理小説《天と地の間》(1856)。…

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