Cabell, James Branch

Japanese: キャベル（英語表記）Cabell， James Branch

Born April 14, 1879 in Richmond, Virginia.
[Died] May 5, 1958. Richmond, Virginia. American novelist and poet. Born to a prominent Virginia family, he worked as a journalist for a time after graduating from the College of William and Mary, but after publishing his debut novel, The Eagle's Shadow, in 1904, a satire on the greed of money, he began to work energetically as a writer. He wrote over 50 works, but his best-known work is the epic series Biography of Manuel (18 volumes), which is set in the fictional medieval town of Poatem and tells the story of Don Manuel and his descendants. However, with the exception of Jurgen (1919), which was criticized for immorality, his works did not attract much public attention and were well received by critics. In the 1930s, he was completely ignored due to his elaborate writing style and his highbrow, pessimistic view of life and art. Some have described him as the "American Anatole France," as he was someone who rejected the harsh reality of life and indulged in fantasy while harboring disillusionment and doubt within himself. He also wrote a collection of poems and a book on genealogy.

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Japanese:

[生]1879.4.14. バージニア，リッチモンド
[没]1958.5.5. バージニア，リッチモンド
アメリカの小説家，詩人。バージニアの名家に生れ，ウィリアム・アンド・メアリー大学卒業後しばらく記者生活をおくったが，1904年金銭欲を風刺した処女作『鷲の影』 The Eagle's Shadowを発表以来，精力的な作家活動に入った。著書は 50編余を数えるが，最も有名なものは中世の架空の地ポアテムを背景にドン・マニュエルとその子孫をめぐる叙事詩的な連作『マニュエル一代記』 Biography of Manuel (18巻) である。しかし，不道徳のかどで非難を浴びた『ジャーゲン』 Jurgen (1919) を除いてはあまり一般の関心をひかず，もっぱら批評家から好評を得ていた。 30年代に入ってからは，その凝った文体と高踏的厭世的な人生観，芸術観のためにまったく顧みられなくなった。醜い現実を排して空想の世界に遊びながら，幻滅と懐疑を内にいだいていた彼を，「アメリカのアナトール・フランス」と評するものもある。ほかに，詩集，系図学関係の著書がある。

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