Adolf Glassbrenner

Japanese: グラースブレンナー（英語表記）Adolf Glassbrenner

1810‐76
German poet and journalist. Pen name Adolf Brennglas. Born and died in Berlin. In his series of novels, such as his masterpiece Berlin, Inside and Out (1832-50), he depicted the daily lives of the lowest classes with a light-hearted style, and during the March Revolution, he fought head-on against the ruling power of Prussia, including the publication of the Free Press. He is known for works such as Neue Reineke Fox (1846) and The Funny People's Calendar (1846-67), and continued to write humorous works rooted in the lives of ordinary people even after the failure of the revolution.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1810‐76
ドイツの詩人，ジャーナリスト。筆名Adolf Brennglas。ベルリンに生まれ同地で死去。代表作《ベルリン，その裏表》(1832‐50)などの連作で，最下層の人たちの日常生活を軽妙な筆致で描き，三月革命期には，《自由新聞》の発刊などプロイセンの支配権力とまっこうから戦う。《新ライネケ狐》(1846)，《おかしな民衆カレンダー》(1846‐67)などが知られ，庶民の暮しに根ざしたユーモラスな作品を革命の挫折後も書き続けた。

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