Examiner

Japanese: 《エグザミナー》 - えぐざみなー
Examiner


[Development of critical and literary magazines]
By targeting intellectuals as readers, the Western magazine world from the 18th to the 19th century entered a golden age of criticism and literature. In England, magazines such as D. Defoe's Review (1704-13), J. Swift's Examiner (1710-12), in which he wrote editorials for half a year, and J. Addison and R. Steele's Spectator (1711-12) continued to provide incisive analysis of political, diplomatic, and cultural issues. The government tried to suppress critical speech through measures such as the Stamp Duty of 1712, but journalism's momentum did not decline.

From [Hunt]

…British critic and poet. A liberal and debater, Hunt became editor of the Examiner in 1808 and argued for parliamentary reform and the revision of civil and criminal law, but was imprisoned for two years for libeling the Prince of Wales. He wrote prolifically from his cell, turning it into a "poet's room." His Whig-like criticism won him enthusiastic support from the younger generation, and J. Keats celebrated his release with "Ode to the Day of Mr. Hunt's Release." …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Examiner" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[評論雑誌と文芸雑誌の展開]
 知識人を読者とすることによって18世紀から19世紀にかけての欧米の雑誌界は評論と文芸の全盛時代を迎える。イギリスではD.デフォーの《レビュー》(1704‐13),J.スウィフトが半年間論説を担当した《エグザミナーExaminer》(1710‐12),J.アディソンとR.スティールの活躍した《スペクテーター》(1711‐12)などが,政治・外交・文化の諸問題について鋭い考察を続けた。政府は1712年の印紙税などによって批判的な言論をおさえようとしたが,ジャーナリズムの勢いは衰えなかった。…

【ハント】より

…イギリスの批評家,詩人。リベラリストで議論家のハントは,1808年《エグザミナー》誌の編集長になると,議会の改革,民事・刑事法の改正などを論じたが,皇太子誹毀(ひき)のかどで2年間投獄された。彼は牢獄を〈詩人の部屋〉にして獄中から健筆をふるい,そのホイッグ党的な批評活動で青年層の熱い支持をうけ,J.キーツは〈ハント氏出獄の日のうた〉でその釈放を祝った。…

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