History of the English Nation - English Nation History

… The elegant English idiom used in his famous speeches was reflected in his many works, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. His major works include biographies of his father and ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough, an autobiographical account of the First World War, The Crisis of the World (4 volumes, 1923-29), My Life (1930), The Second World War (6 volumes, 1948-53), and A History of the English Nation (4 volumes, 1956-58). He also showed great talent in many areas, including polo and painting, especially watercolors, and was given many honors in his final years, with a state funeral being held in 1965. …

*Some of the terminology used in "The History of the English Nation" is listed below.

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…　その名演説における格調高い英語の語法は，数多くの著作にも反映し，53年度ノーベル文学賞を受賞している。おもな著作に，父や先祖マールバラ公の伝記をはじめ，第1次世界大戦の自伝的記録《世界の危機》4巻(1923‐29)，《わが半生》(1930)，《第2次世界大戦》6巻(1948‐53)，《英語国民の歴史》4巻(1956‐58)などがある。またポロ競技，絵画とくに水彩画など多方面に豊かな才能を発揮，最晩年には多くの名誉が与えられ，65年国葬が行われた。…

※「《英語国民の歴史》」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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