Fyodor Kuzmich Sologub

Russian novelist and poet. His real name was Tetelnikov. Born as the son of a poor artisan in St. Petersburg, he suffered poverty and obscurity for a long time, but suddenly gained fame with his novel "The Little Devil" (1905). His novelistic technique, incorporating surreal elements and eroticism into his narration, suggests his intention to break away from the traditional realism of Russian prose art. In poetry, he disliked ambiguous expressions and sought symbolism in the content under a short and concise form. His works, which are a subtle mixture of idealism and demonism, longing for freedom and beauty, and praising sex and death, were popular among young decadents and he was influential as a representative of symbolism, but he died in despair after the revolution. In addition to his poetry collections, he is famous for his play "The Triumph of Death" (1908) and novel "The Magic of Ghosts" (1908).

[Yoko Sawazaki]

"The Little Devil, translated by Taro Aoyama (1972, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)" ▽ "The Garden of Poison, The Triumph of Death, translated by Akebono Noboru (Sougen Bunko)"

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ロシアの小説家、詩人。本名テテールニコフ。ペテルブルグの貧しい職人の子として生まれ、長く貧困と無名に苦しんだのち、長編小説『小悪魔』（1905）で一躍名声を得た。叙述のなかに超現実的な要素とエロティシズムとを取り入れた彼の小説手法には、ロシア散文芸術に伝統的な写実主義を脱しようとする意図がうかがわれる。詩ではあいまいな表現を嫌い、短く簡潔な形式のもとに、内容の象徴性を求めた。自由と美へのあこがれ、性と死の賛美という理想主義と悪魔主義との微妙な混交である彼の作品は、デカダン派の青年たちの人気を博し、象徴主義の代表者として影響力をもったが、革命後、失意のうちに世を去った。詩集のほか、戯曲『死の勝利』（1908）、小説『亡霊の魔術』（1908）が名高い。

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『青山太郎訳『小悪魔』（1972・河出書房新社）』▽『昇曙夢訳『毒の園・死の勝利』（創元文庫）』

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