Born June 13, 1893, Oxford [died] December 17, 1957, Witham, Essex British female author and playwright. Graduated from Oxford University. She started out as a copywriter and turned to detective fiction, portraying amateur detective Lord Wimsey in Strong Poison (1930) and Hangman's Holiday (33). Her interest in religion grew around the time of World War II, and she achieved success with The Man Born to Be King (41), a series of radio dramas about Jesus Christ. She was also renowned as a Dante scholar, and translated The Divine Comedy. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
[生]1893.6.13. オックスフォード [没]1957.12.17. エセックス,ウィタム イギリスの女流作家,劇作家。オックスフォード大学卒業。コピーライターから推理小説作家に転じ,『猛毒』 Strong Poison (1930) ,『死刑執行人の休日』 Hangman's Holiday (33) などで,しろうと探偵ウィムジー卿を活躍させた。第2次世界大戦前後から宗教的関心が深まり,キリストを扱った連作ラジオドラマ『王になるべく生れた男』 The Man Born to Be King (41) で成功,またダンテ学者としても高名で,『神曲』の翻訳もある。 出典 ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典について 情報 |
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