Absalom and Achitophel

Japanese: アブサロムとアキトフェル（英語表記）Absalom and Achitophel

A satirical narrative poem by the English poet J. Dryden. Published in 1681. During the reign of Charles II, the Duke of Shaftesbury's faction plotted to oust the Duke of York, the king's brother, as the heir to the throne and to support the Duke of Monmouth, the king's illegitimate son. In 1681, Shaftesbury was accused of treason. This poem was written with the political purpose of guiding the trial in favor of the king and his brother. It uses the story in the Old Testament's Book of Samuel, in which David's son Absalom is instigated by the chief minister and conspirator Achitophel to rebel against his father. It uses Old Testament characters to depict the figures and motives of the main characters of both factions, making it an interesting work for modern readers beyond the political situation of the time. A representative masterpiece of English political satire. The second part (1682) was written mainly by N. Tate, with additions by Dryden.

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Japanese:

イギリスの詩人 J.ドライデンの風刺的物語詩。 1681年刊。チャールズ2世の頃，シャフツベリー公の一派が王位継承者として王弟ヨーク公を排除し，王の庶子モンマス公擁立を企てたが，81年，シャフツベリーは反逆罪で告発された。その裁判をめぐり，王と王弟に有利に導くという政治目的をもって書かれたもの。内容は旧約聖書『サムエル記』の，ダビデの子アブサロムが，重臣で陰謀家のアキトフェルにそそのかされて父王に反逆する話を利用したもので，旧約聖書の人物をかりて両派の主要人物の姿や動機を描き分け，当時の政治情勢をこえて現代読者にも興味深い作品となっている。イギリスの政治風刺詩の代表的傑作。第2部 (1682) は主として N.テートが書き，ドライデンが加筆したもの。

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