Ivanhoe - Ivanhoe (English spelling)

A historical novel by the British novelist Walter Scott. Published in 1819. It weaves together fact and fiction from history, such as Cedric's plot to restore the Saxon monarchy that had been conquered by the Normans, Richard I (the Lionheart)'s expedition to the Holy Land, and the wicked schemes of the king's younger brother John (later King John of Magna Carta) who tries to take the throne while Richard I is away. It is a tale of ups and downs featuring the hero Ivanhoe (Cedric's son), the Saxon princess Rowena who loves him, the pretty Jewish girl Rebecca, and Robin Hood and his gang. The scene where Ivanhoe, who has secretly returned home, defeats the knights on John's side at Ashby's magnificent joust is particularly famous. It is mentioned in the entry on "Interval Theory" in Natsume Soseki's Literary Theory.

[Akamuta Natsuo]

"Ivanhoe, translated by Takeichi Kikuchi, complete in two volumes (Iwanami Bunko)"

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イギリスの小説家ウォルター・スコットの歴史小説。1819年刊。ノルマンに征服されたサクソン王家の回復を図るセドリックの陰謀、リチャード1世（獅子(しし)心王）の聖地遠征、その留守に王位をねらう王弟ジョン（後のマグナ・カルタのジョン王）の奸策(かんさく)など、歴史上の虚実を織り交ぜ、勇士アイバンホー（セドリックの子）、彼を慕うサクソン王女ロウィーナと可憐(かれん)なユダヤ娘レベッカ、さらにロビンフッド一味らを縦横に活躍させた波瀾(はらん)万丈の物語。アシュビーの豪壮な馬上大試合で、ひそかに帰国したアイバンホーがジョン方の諸騎士を打ち破る場面はとくに有名。夏目漱石(そうせき)の『文学論』中「間隔論」の項に言及がある。

［朱牟田夏雄］

『菊池武一訳『アイヴァンホー』全二冊（岩波文庫）』

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