"Christian Agricultural Poem"

…In “Mourning for the Primroses” (1901) and “A Glade in the Woods of the Sky” (1906), he sang of the light of faith he had received under the guidance of his friend Claudel, and in the form of his poems he returned to traditional fixed forms. His other works include a collection of poems such as “Les Poèmes Christianes d’Agriculturales” (1912), a hymn to simple peasant life, and novels depicting delicate emotions such as “Clara Delevouse” (1899) and “Almaïde d’Etremont” (1901). His rebellious spirit, which set him apart from the Parisian literary world, had a considerable influence on avant-garde art before World War I, but later, as a conservative commentator, he took a harsh stance against modern poetry. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "The Christian Agricultural Poem" is listed below.

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…《桜草の喪》(1901)につづく《空の森の空地》(1906)では，友人クローデルの導きで得た信仰の光をうたうとともに，詩形の上でも伝統的定型詩に立ち戻った。ほかに素朴な農民生活の賛歌《キリスト教農耕詩》(1912)などの詩集，繊細な感情を描いた小説《クララ･デレブーズ》(1899)，《アルマイード･デートルモン》(1901)などの作品がある。パリ文壇と一線を画した彼の反骨は，第1次大戦前の前衛芸術にかなりの影響を及ぼしたが，後には保守派の論客として現代詩には厳しい態度をとった。…

※「《キリスト教農耕詩》」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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