Wimsey, P. - Wimsey

…He studied medieval literature at Oxford University, and published a monograph on the subject, as well as a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy (1949-62). However, he is better known for his series of detective novels, featuring the aristocratic amateur detective Peter Wimsey as the protagonist. In addition to full-length novels such as Poison (1930), The Nine Tailors (1934), and The Busy Honeymoon (1937), he also published many short stories, as well as anthologies of detective novels and critiques of detective novels. [Shigeru Koike] …

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…オックスフォード大学で中世文学を学び，その方面の研究書やダンテの《神曲》の翻訳(1949‐62)がある。しかし，より一般的に知られているのは，貴族の素人探偵ピーター･ウィムジーを主人公とする一連の推理小説で，《毒》(1930)，《9人の洋服屋》(1934)，《忙しい蜜月旅行》(1937)などの長編のほかに，多くの短編，さらに推理小説選集，推理小説評論もある。【小池 滋】。…

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