Wessel, JH

Japanese: ウェッセル，J.H. - うぇっせる

…In the 1770s, a music school, an opera company, and a ballet company were established. After Holberg, Danish theatre was generally unsuccessful, with exceptions such as Ewald's successful play The Fishermen (premiered in 1780) and Johann Hermann Wessel's (1742-85) tragic parody Love Without Stockings (premiered in 1773). However, with the emergence of the tragic writer Ehrenslöyer in the early 19th century, a great change occurred and the theatre became more active. This was followed by Heiber's vaudeville plays and the civic romance plays of Thomas Overskou (1798-1873) and others. …

From Norway

...Holberg, the greatest literary figure of the Nordic Enlightenment, became a professor at the University of Copenhagen, but he was born in Bergen, Norway, and his comedies, which earned him the nickname "the Nordic Moliere," are also included in the literary history of both Denmark and Norway. The same goes for the writers of the "Norwegian Society" that was formed in Copenhagen in 1772, such as Johan Herman Wessel (1742-85) and Johan Nordahl Brun (1745-1816). The Romantic painters of the early 19th century also all established their homes in Germany. ...

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Japanese:

…1770年代には音楽学校，歌劇団，バレー団が併設された。　ホルベアの後デンマーク演劇は，エーワルの成功作《漁師たち》(1780初演)やウェッセルJohann Hermann Wessel(1742‐85)の悲劇パロディ《靴下が不足した愛情》(1773初演)等の例外はあるものの，全般に振るわなかったが，19世紀初頭に悲劇作家エーレンスレーヤーが出現するに及んで大転換を迎え，活動的になった。この後にハイベアのボードビル，オウアスコウThomas Overskou(1798‐1873)らの市民ロマンス劇が続く。…

【ノルウェー】より

…北欧啓蒙期最大の文学者ホルベアはコペンハーゲン大学の教授となるが，ノルウェーのベルゲンの生れで，〈北欧のモリエール〉と称される彼の喜劇もまた，デンマークとノルウェーの両文学史で扱われる。1772年にコペンハーゲンで結成された〈ノルウェー協会〉による作家たち，ウェッセルJohan Herman Wessel(1742‐85)やブルンJohan Nordahl Brun(1745‐1816)らもまた同じである。19世紀初頭のロマン派画家もみなドイツに居を構えた。…

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