Petrified Forest - Petrified Forest

Japanese: 《化石の森》 - かせきのもり
Petrified Forest - Petrified Forest

…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

Japanese:

…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。

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