…Around the time of the accession of William III, he changed his name to Defoe and began his literary career. He made his debut with “Deeds” (1697), and then published “An Englishman Born Right” (1701), a satirical poem defending the foreign-born king against the slanderous comments being made about him. However, after the death of William III, he was arrested and sentenced to three days in the pillory for his “A Short Way to Deal with Dissenters” (1702), which satirized the extreme Tory position. … *The following is a portion of the glossary that refers to "an upstanding Englishman." Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ウィリアム3世即位のころ,デフォーと改姓し文筆活動を始める。《企画論》(1697)を著して世に出,さらに外国生れのウィリアム3世への悪口に対抗して王を弁護した風刺詩《生れの正しいイギリス人》(1701)を発表して一躍名をなした。しかしウィリアム3世の死後,極端なトーリー的立場を風刺した文章《非国教徒処理の捷径(しようけい)》(1702)のために捕らえられ,3日間のさらし台の刑に処せられた。… ※「《生れの正しいイギリス人》」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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