…Losing his mother at the age of 14, he converted to Catholicism amid religious anxiety. After World War I, he studied at the University of Virginia, and began writing after returning to Japan. He established himself in the literary world with novels such as Adrienne Majora (1927) and Leviathan (1929), depicting the anxiety, agony, and madness of lonely people, and then established a fantastical and mystical style with works such as The Vision Chaser (1934) and Midnight (1936). He went into exile in the United States during World War II, but after returning to Japan, he deepened his Catholic faith and published works such as Moira (1950) and The Other (1971). … *Some of the terminology references to "Adrienne Majora's Mask" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…14歳で母を失い,宗教的不安のなかでカトリックに改宗,第1次大戦後,バージニア大学に学び,帰国後文筆活動に入る。《アドリエンヌ・ムジュラ》(1927),《レビアタン》(1929)などの小説で,孤独な人間の不安,苦悶,狂気を描いて文壇に地歩を固め,ついで,《幻を追う人》(1934),《真夜中》(1936)などで幻想的かつ神秘的な作風を確立する。第2次大戦中はアメリカに亡命したが,帰国後,《バルーナ》(1940)などの宗教的模索のあと,カトリックの信仰を深め,《モイラ》(1950),《他者》(1971)などを発表した。… ※「《アドリエンヌ・ムジュラ》」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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