Swiss poet. Although he showed atheistic tendencies from an early age, he studied theology and served as a pastor, then went to Russia and spent eight years as a teacher. After returning to Russia, he worked as a newspaper editor, but from 1893 he devoted himself to writing in Lucerne. This Nobel Prize-winning poet was active in many areas, but his specialty was epic poetry. Influenced by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche and conscious of the conflict between artists and citizens, the poet attempted to express heroic figures as elites seeking beauty in classical epic poetry. "Prometheus and Epimetheus" (1881) is a work that sings of the noble Prometheus who dares to reject the power that rules the world in order to protect his "soul." "Olympian Spring" (1900-05) depicts the Greek gods overcoming harsh fate, while also speaking of a pessimistic view of the universe and a heroic renunciation of happiness. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1919. [Yukio Iwamura] "Imago" translated by Kenji Takahashi (included in "Complete Works of Nobel Prize Literature 3", 1977, Shufu no Tomosha) Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
スイスの詩人。早くから無神論的な傾向をみせていたが、神学を学んで牧師を務めたのち、ロシアに行き、8年間教師としての生活を送る。帰国後新聞編集に携わるが、1893年以降はルツェルンで創作に専念した。このノーベル賞詩人の活動は多方面にわたっているが、本領は叙事詩にある。ショーペンハウアーとニーチェの影響を受け、芸術家と市民の対立を意識した詩人は、美を求めるエリートとしての英雄的な人物を古典的な叙事詩に表現しようとした。『プロメテウスとエピメテウス』(1881)は、あえて世界を支配する権力を拒否しても「魂」を守ろうとする高貴なプロメテウスを歌う作である。『オリンピアの春』(1900~05)は、過酷な運命を克服するギリシアの神々を描きつつ、ペシミスティックな宇宙像と幸福の雄々しい断念を語っている。1919年ノーベル文学賞受賞。 [岩村行雄] 『高橋健二訳『イマーゴー』(『ノーベル賞文学全集3』所収・1977・主婦の友社)』 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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