The Triumph of Death (English: Trionfo della Morte)

A full-length novel by Italian author D'Annunzio. Published in 1894. Together with "Pleasure" and "The Innocents", it is one of the "Romantic Rose" trilogy. Like the previous two works, it depicts the conflict and journey of sexual psychology. The protagonist, Giorgio Aurispa, is obsessed with his lover Ippolita, but is tormented by anxiety and dissatisfaction that he cannot possess her completely, as well as physical and mental weakness. To free himself from this allure that he cannot overcome in any way (the original title that was thought of was "The Unconquerable", which becomes the title of the final chapter), Giorgio first places his hopes for salvation in the primal wildness of his hometown and his bloodline, and then in Nietzsche's idea of ​​the "superman". However, his physical and mental exhaustion and lethargy gradually increase his delusions of death, and he finally decides to take the leap into death, taking Ippolita with him. This work is notable for being the first to clearly demonstrate D'Annunzio's resonance with the idea of ​​the "superman," marking a turning point in the author's artistic and philosophical career, as well as for the references to Wagner's music in the work and his assertion in the preface of the novel's "musical" style.

[Yoshio Yonekawa]

"The Triumph of Death" translated by Junko Iwasaki ("World Literature Collection 17", 1958, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)" ▽ "The Triumph of Death" translated by Soichi Nogami, 2 volumes (Iwanami Bunko)"

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イタリアの作家ダンヌンツィオの長編小説。1894年刊。『快楽』『罪なき者』とともに「薔薇(ばら)のロマン」三部作をなす。前2作と同様、性愛心理の葛藤(かっとう)、遍歴を描く。主人公ジョルジョ・アウリスパは愛人イッポーリタへの情欲にとらわれていながら、彼女を完全に所有しえぬのではないかという不安と不満、そして身心の衰弱に苦しめられている。どのようにしても打ち勝つことのできない（『打ち負かし得ぬもの』というのが初めに考えられていた題名で、これは最終章の標題となる）この魅惑から解放されるために、ジョルジョは、初め故郷の原初的な野性とその血統に、ついでニーチェによる「超人」の思想に、救済の希望をかける。しかし身心の消耗と無気力は、しだいに死の妄想を募らせ、ついにイッポーリタを道連れに、死への跳躍を決意させる。この作品は、「超人」思想へのダンヌンツィオの共鳴が初めてはっきりと打ち出され、作者の芸術上、思想上の転機を示すものとして、また作中におけるワーグナーの音楽への言及や、また序文で小説の文体の「音楽性」を主張している点などで注目されている。

［米川良夫］

『岩崎純孝訳「死の勝利」（『世界文学全集17』1958・河出書房新社）』▽『野上素一訳『死の勝利』全2冊（岩波文庫）』

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