《Ashen's Wandering》 - Ashen's Enamel

Japanese: 《アシーンの放浪》 - あしーんのほうろう
《Ashen's Wandering》 - Ashen's Enamel

…The Ulster legends he collected here include stories about the cunning of King Connohar, the tragic love of Deirdre, and the hero Cuchulainn's military exploits, providing ideal material for writers such as Yeats, Lady Gregory, Synge, GW Russell (pen name AE), and J. Stevens. Yeats also found material in the Phinean legends, and in his long poem, The Wanderings of Athene (1889), about Finn's son as the protagonist, he tells a fantastic story in delicate and intricate verse about the hero's journey to magical islands in the west with the fairy Neab and his return home after 300 years, establishing his position as a poet. He also collected folk tales and fairy tales passed down among local farmers, and compiled them in Celtic Twilight (1893) and other folk tale collections, endeavoring to preserve the memory of the tribe. …

From Yates

…It was during this time that he discovered Maud Gonne, a patriot and actress who would later become known as a muse and a “woman of destiny.” In 1889, he published his first collection of poems, “The Wanderings of Athene,” which was filled with a longing for the unreal, a characteristic of Celtic culture. In 1899, together with his patron, Lady Gregory, he founded the Irish Literary Theatre (later the Irish National Theatre Association). …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Ashen's Wandering" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…彼がここに集成したアルスター伝説群には,王コノハーの奸智,デアドラの悲恋,英雄クーフリンの武勲などをめぐる物語が含まれており,イェーツ,グレゴリー夫人,シングをはじめ,G.W.ラッセル(筆名AE),J.スティーブンズらの文学者にかっこうの素材を提供することになった。イェーツはフィニア伝説群にも題材を見いだし,フィンの息子を主人公とする長編詩《アシーンの放浪》(1889)において,この英雄が妖精ニーアブとともに西方の魔法の島々をめぐり,300年を経て故郷へ帰るという幻想的な物語を,繊細巧緻な韻文で語り,詩人としての地位を確立した。また,地方農民の間に伝わる民話,妖精譚のたぐいを収集し,《ケルトの薄明》(1893)ほかの民話集におさめて,種族の記憶の保存に努めた。…

【イェーツ】より

…のちに詩神とも〈宿命の女〉ともなる愛国者で女優のモード・ゴンMaud Gonneを知ったのもこの時期であった。1889年,ケルト文化特有の非現実への憧れにみちた処女詩集《アシーンの放浪》を出版。良きパトロンのグレゴリー夫人と語らって,99年アイルランド文芸劇場(のちにアイルランド国民劇場協会)を設立。…

※「《アシーンの放浪》」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。

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