"The Blue Bird" (Fairy tale)

Japanese: 《青い鳥》(童話) - あおいとり
"The Blue Bird" (Fairy tale)

…The blue thrush is the state bird of New York, Nevada, and Missouri. Maeterlinck's play The Blue Bird has nothing to do with these birds, but instead uses a type of European pigeon as a symbol of happiness. [Takeshita Nobuo]. …

From Maeterlinck

...All of his works are characterized by a suggestive depiction of the tragedy of human beings manipulated by the threads of fate in a mysterious atmosphere, and this was appreciated by the public as a fresh approach not found in realist theater, leading to theater companies around the world competing to perform his works. "Monna Banna" (1902) is a masterpiece of the author's maturity, but in "The Blue Bird" (premiered in 1908 at the Moscow Art Theatre), he completely overcame his previous pessimistic style, and this fairy-tale-like fantasy drama, which teaches that "happiness is within reach. It is to make others happy," became his most famous work.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "The Blue Bird" (fairy tale) is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ルリツグミは,ニューヨーク,ネバダ,ミズーリの州鳥に選ばれている。メーテルリンクの戯曲《青い鳥》はこれらの鳥とは関係なく,ヨーロッパ産のハトの1種を幸福の象徴としたものである。【竹下 信雄】。…

【メーテルリンク】より

…彼の作品はいずれも,運命の糸に操られる人間の悲劇を神秘的な雰囲気の中に暗示的に描き出すのを特質とするが,これがリアリズム演劇にはない新風と世人に評価されて,世界各国の劇団が彼の作品を競って上演するようになった。《モンナ・バンナ》(1902)は作者円熟の傑作だが,《青い鳥》(1908初演,モスクワ芸術座)にいたって従来のペシミスティックな作風が完全に克服され,〈幸福は手の届くところにある。それは他人を幸福にすることだ〉と訓(おし)えるこの童話的夢幻劇は,最も有名な作品となった。…

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