…These short stories were collected into 13 collections, including Four Million (1906). As the title story, which represents the population of New York at the time, indicates, most of his stories weave the lives of people from all walks of life in New York into exquisite plots that combine humor and pathos. Among his most famous works are The Gift of the Magi (1906) and The Last Leaf (1907). His works are generally criticized as being overly sentimental and shallow, but the fact that he established a model for the American short story is evident from the establishment of the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1918. His works were also loved in Japan from an early stage, and their adaptations often appeared in popular literature. … *Some of the terms mentioned in the "O. Henry Memorial Award" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…それらは《四百万人》(1906)など13の短編集に集められているが,当時のニューヨークの人口をあらわすこの表題作が示すように,作品のほとんどはニューヨークに住むあらゆる階層の人々の生活を,ユーモアとペーソスのまじりあう絶妙のプロットに織りこんだもので,《賢者の贈物》(1906),《最後の一葉》(1907)などはとくに有名な佳作である。一般に彼の作品は感傷性過多で浅薄のそしりをまぬかれないが,アメリカ短編小説の一つの典型を築いたことは,1918年オー・ヘンリー記念賞が設定されたことでもわかる。日本でも彼の作品は早くから愛読され,その翻案がしばしば大衆文学に登場した。… ※「オー・ヘンリー記念賞」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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