…Born in Georgia, he worked for a plantation owner who also published a weekly newspaper from 1862 to 1866, during which time he became familiar with the folk tales, customs, and dialects of black slaves. He later served as an editor for the Atlanta Constitution (1876-1900), serializing the Uncle Remus stories for the paper, which were collected into several volumes, including The Songs and Sayings of Uncle Remus (1880). The stories are told by Uncle Remus, an old servant who was once a slave, to his master's son, and feature black folk tales that feature rabbits and foxes that act like humans, told with humor in the black dialect. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Uncle Remus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ジョージア州に生まれ,1862‐66年週刊新聞も発行していたプランテーション経営者のもとで働き,この間黒人奴隷の民話,習慣,方言に親しむ。その後《アトランタ・コンスティチューション》紙の編集員(1876‐1900)を務め,同紙に〈アンクル・リーマスUncle Remus物〉を連載,これらは《アンクル・リーマスの歌と言葉》(1880)など数冊にまとめられた。奴隷出身の老召使アンクル・リーマスが主人の息子に聞かせるという設定で,人間のように行動するウサギやキツネなども登場する黒人民話が,黒人の方言を用いてユーモアをまじえて語られる。… ※「Uncle Remus」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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