…Starting from satirical comedies, he gradually turned to serious plays. His plays include “Petrified Forest” (premiered in 1935, filmed by A. Mayo in 1936), which depicts the fate of a person who does not conform to the system; “Idiot's Joy” (premiered in 1936, filmed by C. Brown in 1939), which captures the downfall of Western civilization; and “Abe Lincoln of Illinois” (premiered in 1938, filmed by J. Ford in 1939, “Young Lincoln”), which features A. Lincoln as a young man. During World War II, he also drafted the speeches of President FD Roosevelt. … *Some of the terminology references "Petrified Forest" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…風刺的な喜劇から出発してしだいに深刻な内容の劇に転じた。体制に順応しない人物の運命を描いた《化石の森》(1935年初演,1936年A.メーヨー監督で映画化),西洋文明の破滅をとらえた《白痴の喜び》(1936年初演,1939年C.ブラウン監督で映画化),青年時代のA.リンカンを主人公にした《イリノイのエーブ・リンカン》(1938年初演,1939年J.フォード監督で映画化《若き日のリンカーン》)などを発表。第2次大戦中はF.D.ローズベルト大統領の演説の起草者ともなった。… ※「《化石の森》」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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