Timariōn (English spelling)

Japanese: ティマリオン（英語表記）Timariōn

A medieval Greek satire in the form of a dialogue, written in the 12th century. The author is unknown. After attending the festival of Saint Demetrius in Thessaloniki, Timarion falls ill with a fever and is deemed dead while napping. His soul is sent to the underworld, where he meets famous deceased people, but is found to be misdiagnosed at trial and is reunited with his earthly corpse. While using the same form as Lucian's satire, the author satirizes notable people of antiquity and his own time, sometimes giving them a favorable evaluation in contrast to the church's condemnation of them.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

12世紀につくられた対話形式の中世ギリシア風刺文学作品。作者不詳。テッサロニキの聖デメトリオスの祭の見物を終えたティマリオンが熱病にかかり，仮眠中のところを死者とみなされてその魂を冥府に送られ，有名な故人たちと会うが，裁判の結果誤診と判断され，地上の骸（むくろ）と合体するという内容。ルキアノスの同種の風刺文学作品の形式をかりながら，作者は，古代や同時代の名士に対し，これを皮肉り，ときに，教会による断罪とはうらはらの好意的評価を下すこともある。

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