…American author, lawyer, and politician. He majored in maritime law at Harvard University, but left his studies to become a sailor, and wrote Two Years before the Mast (1840) based on his experiences at sea. This work is considered a classic of American maritime fiction, and Melville, the author of Moby Dick, was inspired by it. … *Some of the terminology referenced in "Two Years before the Mast" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アメリカの作家,弁護士,政治家。ハーバード大学で海洋法を専攻したが,学業を中断して船乗りになり,その航海の経験をもとに《水夫としての2年間Two Years before the Mast》(1840)を書いた。これはアメリカ海洋小説の古典と目されており,《白鯨》の著者メルビルもこの作品に啓発された。… ※「《Two Years before the Mast》」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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