...This name, derived from the title of the novel The Gilded Age (1873) co-written by Mark Twain and Charles D. Warner, refers to the quarter century of American society from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to around 1890. It is also called the Gilded Age. During this period, America, which was once centered on agriculture, strengthened its tendency toward industrialization and commercialization, showing unprecedented material prosperity, and people were seduced by the dream of getting rich overnight and rushed to acquire dollars. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kinpika Era" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…マーク・トウェーンとウォーナーCharles D.Warnerとの共作小説《鍍金時代The Gilded Age》(1873)の題名に由来するこの名称は,1865年に終わった南北戦争から90年ごろまで,約4分の1世紀のアメリカ社会を指す。きんぴか時代,金箔(きんぱく)時代とも呼ぶ。この時代は,農業中心だったアメリカが工業化,商業化の傾向を強め,物質的には空前の繁栄を示し,人々が一攫千金の夢にかられて,ドル獲得に狂奔した時代であった。… ※「きんぴか時代」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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