…Opals were highly prized from Roman times until the early 17th century, but in the 18th and 19th centuries they fell into disrepute as a stone that brought misfortune. One of the reasons for this is said to be the influence of Sir Walter Scott's novel Anne of Geirstein (1829). The heroine of this novel owns an opal, but is constantly haunted by misfortune until she finally throws it into the sea. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Anne of Gaiastein" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…オパールはローマ時代から17世紀初期までは大いに珍重されたが,18世紀から19世紀にかけては,不幸を招く石として不評をかうことになった。その理由の一つには,ウォルター・スコットの小説《ガイアスタインのアン》(1829)の影響があるといわれている。この小説のヒロインはオパールを持っていたが,彼女がこの石をついに海に投げ捨てるまで常に不幸につきまとわれるという筋書である。… ※「《ガイアスタインのアン》」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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