On the Morning of Christ's Birth - On the Morning of Christ's Birth

Japanese: 《キリスト誕生の朝に寄せて》 - きりすとたんじょうのあさによせて
On the Morning of Christ's Birth - On the Morning of Christ's Birth

… Modern poets such as Ronsard, one of the later Pleyards, looked to the ode as a model, particularly to the splendid language and mythological ideas of Pindar's victory songs, and to the Roman lyric poet Horace's "Odes," which borrowed the verse forms of Alcaeus and Sappho, and are characterized by their elegance and virtue of moderation. For modern poets, who use different languages ​​and music, the complex and sophisticated rhythmic forms of ancient poetry are impossible to imitate, but Milton's "On the Morning of the Nativity of Christ" can be cited as a work that can compare to the grand vision and spirituality of ancient odes. Hölderlin's collection of poems, which was deeply inspired by Pindar's verse form and poetic vision, also strongly exudes the aroma of ancient odes. …

*Some of the terminology used in "On the Morning of the Nativity of Christ" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 後世プレイヤードの一人ロンサールなどの近世詩人がオードの典型を仰いだのは,中でもピンダロスの祝勝歌の華麗な措辞と神話的発想の横溢した詩的世界と,アルカイオスやサッフォーの詩形を借りたローマの抒情詩人ホラティウスの《歌集》の,典雅と中庸の徳に徹したたたずまいである。言語も音楽も異なる近代語の詩人たちにとって,古代詩の複雑巧緻な律格形式は模すべきすべもないが,古代のオードの壮大な展望と精神性に比肩しうるものとして,ミルトンの《キリスト誕生の朝に寄せて》が挙げられる。またピンダロスの詩形と詩的ビジョンによって深く触発されて生まれたヘルダーリンの詩集も,古代的オードの余香を濃く漂わせている。…

※「《キリスト誕生の朝に寄せて》」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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