"Record of the Plague Year" - "Record of the Plague Year"

Japanese: 《疫病年の記録》 - えきびょうねんのきろく
"Record of the Plague Year" - "Record of the Plague Year"

…After the death of Queen Anne, who was known as a Tory, he was forced to refrain from superficial political activities. However, with the publication of Robinson Crusoe in 1719, he found a new field of activity, the novel. Over the next five years, he published Captain Singleton (1720), Moll Flanders, A Note on the Plague Year, Colonel Jack (all 1722), and Roxana (1724). Most of these are factual records of the life stories of their protagonists, and because of their realistic style, they are considered to be the first modern English novels. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Record of the Plague Year" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…トーリー主義者として知られたアン女王の死後,彼は表面的な政治的活動はひかえざるをえなくなった。しかし,1719年孤島漂流記《ロビンソン・クルーソー》の発表とともに,小説という新しい活動分野を見いだし,以後5年間にわたって《シングルトン船長》(1720),《モル・フランダーズ》《疫病年の記録(ペスト)》《ジャック大佐》(いずれも1722),《ロクサーナ》(1724)などをやつぎばやに出版した。これらの大半は波乱に富む主人公の一代記を〈事実〉の記録として描いたものであり,その写実的な手法のためにイギリス最初の近代小説とみなされている。…

※「《疫病年の記録》」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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