Suckling, Sir John

Japanese: サックリング（英語表記）Suckling， Sir John

Born 10 February 1609, Whitton, Middlesex
Died in 1642. English poet and playwright from Paris. One of the "Royalist poets." Born into a distinguished family, he studied at Cambridge University. He is known for his extravagant lifestyle in London. His poems and plays were written mainly for courtiers, and are rich in refined fantasy and descriptions of decadent customs, making him a pioneer of Restoration literature. He fought as a royalist during the civil war. He is said to have fled to France and committed suicide afterwards. His works include A Session of Poets (1637), Fragmenta Aurea (46), and Last Remains (48).

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Japanese:

[生]1609.2.10. ミドルセックス，ホイットン
[没]1642. パリ
イギリスの詩人，劇作家。「王党派詩人」の一人。名門に生れ，ケンブリッジ大学に学んだ。ロンドンにおける華美な生活で著名。詩，戯曲は主として宮廷人の読者をねらって書かれたもので，洗練された奇想と退廃した風俗の描写に富み，王政復古期文学の先駆とされる。内乱に際しては王党派として戦った。その後フランスに逃れ，自殺したと伝えられる。対話集『詩人の法廷』A Session of Poets (1637) ，『黄金断片集』 Fragmenta Aurea (46) ，『遺稿集』 Last Remains (48) など。

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